I was meditating this evening on Psalm 41. It reminds me of the hard work computer and network technicians do in their ministries.
Blessed is the one who considers the poor!
In the day of trouble The One In Charge delivers him;
The One In Charge protects him and keeps him alive;
he is called blessed in the land;
you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.
The One In Charge sustains him on his sickbed;
in his illness you restore him to full health.
As for me, I said, “O One In Charge, be gracious to me;
heal me, for I have sinned against you!”
Just as The One In Charge considers those who are poor and in trouble, you computer techs do the same thing for the hapless or unfortunate computer user. You restore those computers and networks to full health. Yes, even when the computer or network users have sinned against commonly accepted safe-computing practices.
Why, it sounds like something right out of The Book of Uncommon Prayer:
My brother (or sister), every Technician is called to follow information technology practices, serving The One In Charge, through the power of the spirit of innovation. The One In Charge now calls you to a special ministry of servanthood directly under your supervisor. In the name of The One In Charge, you are to serve all computers and networks, particularly the poor, the weak, the sick, and the lonely.
As a Technician in your community, you are to study the holy manuals, to seek nourishment from technical journals, magazines, and blogs, and to model your life upon them. You are to make The Exemplar of Love known, by your word and deed, to those among whom you live and work.
You are to interpret to your community the needs, hopes,
and concerns of cutting edge technology.
You are to assist your supervisor in the execution and dissemination of technical releases from The One In Charge, and you are to carry out other duties assigned to you from time to time. At all times, your life and teaching are to show people that in serving the technologically needy they are serving The One In Charge.
Kind of tugs at your heart, doesn’t it?
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