I have an odd 'problem' this week - I could say my sermon in very few sentences and I'm struggling with the padding!  Option (a) is a lot of personal stuff but that doesn't feel like what I want to do.  Option (b) is some exegetical stuff which just feels dull.  Option (c) is a short sermon with a few bits 'n' bobs to make it take more then five minutes!!  I am leaning towards Option (c) and hoping no-one asks for their money back!  I think it'll work, and in the end it'll probably be around average length cos that's the way of things... but for once it's taken some work to make it more rather than less.

I've a feeling there's a lesson in there somewhere!

Apparently that's what today is!  I'm not quite sure what that menas liturgically - and that fount of all dodgy knowledge wikipedia left me slightly confused, but that name made me smile, if slightly wryly.

Joseph the worker is evidently also the husband of Mary the Mother of Christ, not some other random saint of the same name.  It is interesting that he is designated 'the worker' which is a a very earthy description.

'May Day' is also International Workers' Day - so I guess that's the non-religious equivalent of the same thing.

So maybe it's a good day to remember all who work, and all who would love to work, and all who can no longer work, or never could work

Not planning on dancing around any Maypoles today nor flying any red flags nor anything else much different from usual - but lots of work to do!  Today I give thanks for work to do and health to do it.