Bless this computer!
Since watching Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy, I've often mused that gargantuan data-centres may be cathedrals where we get ever nearer to the meaning of (virtual) life (42 wasn't it?). The church of the blessed motherboard seems nearer with a vicar recently reported as adapting a medieval ceremony used to bless plows (and other farm tools). He brought it up to date by placing 2 laptops and 4 smartphones at the altar and getting the congregation to wave their's above their heads, then praying the following words:
"By your blessing, may these phones and computers, symbols of all
the technology and communication in our daily lives, be a reminder to
us that you are a God who communicates with us and who speaks by your
Word."
"May our
tongues be gentle, our e-mails be simple, and our websites be
accessible."
Thought for the day? ... Dawkins anyone? Now if God has an email address and phone number we can nail this creationsim thing once and for all.