Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Lent

"Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him."

The lections for today may be found here.

“Well, Meshach, Shadrack, and Abendego!”

I confess that I cannot hear those names without cracking a smile. Mainly because that was a favorite exclamation of my grandmother’s, often issued when my uncle was up to some antics and her usual exclamation of “Thunderation!” did not suffice. Central Ohio farmers were kn…