> Anyway the only animals we have had in church this Holy Week have been a
> pony as a donkey substitute on Palm Sunday (It came into church with a child
> sitting on it followed by children and went right up to the chancel
> steps)and a life size model of a yearling lamb to be tied into the last
> supper - the Lamb of God which takes away the sin of the world.
Too many animals in church certainly can be a problem. Many years
ago, a large church near where my parents live decided to go for a
spectacular Christmas pageant, recruiting someone from a local zoo
specializing in trained wild animals. As a result, the scene in
Herod's palace featured the exotic Oriental touch of a tame lion.
While shepherds watched their flocks of real sheep in a classroom,
waiting for their cue, a whiff of lion came through the air system.
The sheep were sore afraid and the classroom got new carpet.
-- Dr. David Campbell 425 Scientific Collections University of Alabama "I think of my happy condition, surrounded by acres of clams" To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@calvin.edu with "unsubscribe asa" (no quotes) as the body of the message.Received on Fri Apr 10 16:02:48 2009
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