tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post8489675911561532797..comments2024-03-29T07:47:50.494-04:00Comments on Lion Lamb Blog -- David Mundy: Bicycle BlessingDavid Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701933935604438349noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-33814290064893794482011-11-03T18:33:50.758-04:002011-11-03T18:33:50.758-04:00This from reader Cindy who can't quite recall ...This from reader Cindy who can't quite recall her blogger password:<br /><br />Just a thought... don't the fishing fleets get blessed at the beginning of the season? Maybe blessing a bike making sure it stays in working order?<br /> <br />cindyDavid Mundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701933935604438349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-86639804261382112752011-11-03T17:15:01.394-04:002011-11-03T17:15:01.394-04:00Animals and bicycles. How can you even compare th...Animals and bicycles. How can you even compare them? Bless the riders if you must, but the bicycles????? What will be next???Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558683208948576127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-1911126988517955542011-11-03T11:23:55.732-04:002011-11-03T11:23:55.732-04:00Blessing bicycles....sounds like it has potential ...Blessing bicycles....sounds like it has potential for Saturday Night Live. <br /><br />By all means bless the riders, but for a joke how about blessing the bicycles? I could wheel mine up to the front. You could go way over the top on your blessing. I would love to see the look on the congregation's faces.<br /><br />I think I've been putting in too many hours at work these days.rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833826032509555116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-69145782597122440782011-11-03T10:45:04.342-04:002011-11-03T10:45:04.342-04:00Now folks, your realize that the bicycles don'...Now folks, your realize that the bicycles don't spontaneously arrive on their own! They come because their riders bring them and the liturgies include prayers for the safety of those riders, understanding on the part of motorists, and commitment to reducing greenhouse emmissions. <br /><br />I will admit that I chuckled when I read your responses because the first time I did a Blessing of the Animals some years before coming to St. Paul's a grand total of one pet owner showed up. Some people were quite blunt in saying that this sort of blessing was nonsensical. How could I be blessing non-humans? Well, times<br />and outlooks have changed. <br /><br />I think I will probably be blessing some bicycles and cyclists next Spring. And if I start with one, I've been there before.David Mundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701933935604438349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-2544229004415572032011-11-03T09:51:58.692-04:002011-11-03T09:51:58.692-04:00I do ride my bike often in the spring and summer, ...I do ride my bike often in the spring and summer, and almost always when I play squash at the Bowmanville Fitness Centre during those seasons(riding home is a great way to loosen up after playing).<br /><br />I often come to the Sunday service from Cobourg, and that is clearly too far to ride!<br /><br />Blessing bicycles seems a little weird to me.rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833826032509555116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-65403264014329967592011-11-03T09:47:19.252-04:002011-11-03T09:47:19.252-04:00I'm with you Lori-Ann. I think that blessing ...I'm with you Lori-Ann. I think that blessing bicycles would be over the top.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558683208948576127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-1759244305466241532011-11-03T08:52:44.962-04:002011-11-03T08:52:44.962-04:00I can't say that I understand this. Blessing ...I can't say that I understand this. Blessing animals I strongly agree with, because they are living creatures created the same as us. Inanimate objects don't have the same appeal to me as living creatures. Blessing the riders would make more sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com