The scribe Ezra stood on a wooden platform that had been made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right hand; and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam on his left hand. […] Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, helped the people to understand the law, while the people remained in their places.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Oh, yeah, baby! Nailed it in one. Margie told me the chalice ministers all thought I should get a round of applause, and the priest echoed it (and noted that, lector-wise, the reading did what I quoted in the title), and I had several people (even at our brunch restaurant) come up and congratulate me.<\/p>\n
It was … funny.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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