Who is God's Dame?

We were a bit flummoxed when that question came up--it was a bit like
an old Art Linkletter program.

"You know--God's Dame. We're always praying 'Hallowed be Thy Dame.'"

After a bit of theological explanation, we were back on track.

It reminded us of the time Penelope was singing "Let All Things Now
Living." The lyrics read

Let all things now living a song of thanksgiving
To God the creator triumphantly raise.
Who fashioned and made us, protected and stayed us,
Who still guides us on to the end of our days.
God's banners are o'er us, His light goes before us,
A pillar of fire shining forth in the night.
Till shadows have vanished and darkness is banished
As forward we travel from light into light.

All was well, except the penultimate line. She was singing,

Till darkness has banished a river of Spanish.

And she was singing it with perfect sincerity! Let's hope that our
Spanish-speaking friends and neighbors didn't take offense.

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