Preaching The Lectionary Psalms for Cycles A, B, C
One day, back in the early years of computers, an engineer was asked to demonstrate to a group of reporters what his then "state-of-the-art" machine could do. His computer was one of those huge, room-sized machines -- complete with whirring reels of tape, flashing lights, and a great, clattering punch-card machine. It probably accomplished about as much work as the typical personal computer today -- and a lot more slowly, at that. Yet back then, its power seemed truly extraordinary.