God is merciful
Incontrovertible proof: I was not scheduled to be a lector today.
What the lesson said:
I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads."
What my eye clearly saw, and what my mouth probably would have insisted on reading aloud:
I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for me to kick you in the gonads."
What the lesson said:
I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads."
What my eye clearly saw, and what my mouth probably would have insisted on reading aloud:
I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for me to kick you in the gonads."