[Magdalen] Today's Google Doodle?

[Jim Guthrie]

From: Christopher Hart

>In my experience when the reader says "Here ends the lesson." the usual
>response from the congregation is "Thanks be to God." It's just out of
>habit I'm sure, but it sounds amusing to have people giving thanks that the
>lesson is over.

I can think of congregations where for some lessons, the response is out of 
relief that they don’t hear about themselves one second longer <g>. I know of 
others where they really mean it because the lesson has dragged on so long that 
they worry about being delayed for coffee hour.

Cheers,
Jim