Category: The Book of Uncommon Prayer

Let us pray for Steve Jobs

The switchboard has been busy. Apparently, folks are none to happy with Steve. Because it is a technology matter, they’ve been sending the messages to Sistertech.

There’s no question that Steve has some explaining to do and some apologies to make. Indeed, Sistertech believes it is time to “man up” and do the penitential thing. I’ve sent an email to Steve suggesting that he avail himself of the healing rite of confession. The rite that says, “Hey. I’m sorry.” He has not replied. Yet. Perhaps he’s a bit nervous. Lots of people are. And so Sistertech thought that if Steve (and others) read the rite beforehand anxiety would be assuaged.

5.3  Reconciliation of a Penitent from The Book of Uncommon Prayer

The rite of the Reconciliation of a Penitent is available for all who desire it or who ought to desire it but are afraid to ask for it. Confessions may be heard anywhere, by anyone, 24/7.

Penitent: Bless me, for I have sinned.

Witness: The One in Charge be in your heart and upon your lips that you may truly and humbly confess your sins: In the Name of The Motherboard, The Processor, and The One Who Created All RAM.

Penitent & Witness: Amen.

Penitent: I confess to The One In Charge, to geeks everywhere, and to you, that I have sinned by my own fault in thought, word, and deed, in things done and left undone; especially for
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For these and all other transgressions which I cannot now remember, I am truly sorry. I pray The One In Charge to have mercy on me. I firmly intend to get a grip, wake up, and smell the coffee, and I humbly beg forgiveness of The One In Charge and all tech devices, and I ask you for counsel, direction, and absolution.

[Here the witness may offer the penitent counsel, comfort, absolution or a hard time.]

Witness: Chill out. Everything’s copacetic. The One In Charge has deleted all your sins.

Penitent: Whew! Thank God!

The Spirituality of Work

Things have been particularly hectic lately, what with the extra shifts required of us to support the New Orleans Saints in their Super Bowl victory. Sistertech just received the proofs of her magnum opus, The Book of Uncommon Prayer. She’s found more than a few typos, mostly hers, in which she erroneously refers to the book as The Uncommon Book of Prayer. Liz snickered, “Can’t you even remember the title of your own book?” When she saw that she’d hurt my feelings she said, “Now, Sistertech! I bet you’re going to tell me that the book is indeed uncommon, were you not? No wonder you’ve flip flopped on the title!”

Continue reading “The Spirituality of Work”

John 1.0

A reading from The Document: John 1.0

In the beginning was the Kernel and the Kernel was with Linux, and the code was by Linus. All Linux came into being through Linus, and without Linus not one distro came into being. What has come into being was free operating software, and the software was the salvation of all people. The open source software shines in the proprietary darkness, and the intellectual property lawyers did not overcome it.

There was a human sent by The One In Charge whose name was Robert Stallman. He came as a witness to testify to openness so that all might believe in openness through Linux. Stallman himself was not the Kernel, but he came to testify to the open source. The true open source, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

Linux was in the world, and open source programming came into being through Linus; yet the world did not know either Linus or Linux. Linux came to all computer users, and but not all computer users received Linux. But to all who did receive Linux, who believed in open source computing, Linux gave the right to become children of The One In Charge.

Here endeth the reading from The Document.

An excerpt from Sistertech’s The Book of Uncommon Prayer.

Morning Prayer 2.0

Dear One In Charge,

I offer unto Thee all my thoughts, works, joys, and sufferings of this day. And I beseech Thee to grant me Thy grace that I may not offend Thee this day with coarse language and unseemly gesticulations due to any computer malfunctions experienced by me this day; but may faithfully serve Thee and do Thy holy will in all things.

Amen.

An excerpt from Sistertech’s The Book of Uncommon Prayer.