bye, bye miss american blind pig…

and lo, the lord looked down upon his people and he saw their hands torn and their backs broken, for they were toiling hard, working the land and serving the people.

and lo, the lord’s heart shuttered for his people and he declared in a loud voice that shook the heavens: ‘let this day be a sabbath day, and let my people do no work, yea not even for me, their lord and creator. may they enjoy rest and relaxation. may they drink the fruit of barely and wheat, instead of sweat and blood. may they partake in conversation with each other, instead of in labor and pain. this is the sabbath, set aside for you, my children and my beloved.’

but the lord’s people ignored the voice of their creator, and continued to work hard.

and lo, the lord looked down to see his people enjoying the gift of sabbath, but found them instead working the land and serving the people. they had no care or concern for the gift of their lord, for they cared only about their own goals and projects.

and lo, the lord was sad.

his heart broke open, and tears fell from his eyes, scattering rain across the land. and he said: ‘they work because they love me, but they love not my work. they call out my name with leisure, but work so hard to forget me.’

and so it was, the day the sabbath died.