Just testing, not working

My computer is so slow it's driving me around the bend. I'm trying to podcast my little talky bit but it doesn't seem to be working yet. I have to do some other work now but in the words of Arnie, I'll be back.

Later
No, my podcast isn't working but if you pop over to my sidebar you can hear my little talky bit!! If you really want to. And later on I'll upload the monologue I read: narrated by Sarah when Abraham and Isaac have left to go to the mountain (for the sacrifice).

Later still
Now I've uploaded Sarah's monologue for anyone who'd like to hear. Alun and I split the morning between us. He recapped on what's gone before and gave a bit of historical context regarding sacrifice, then handed over to me. I read my monologue, then Alun talked about the prophetic aspect of the story. How Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son was foretelling the willingness of God to give his son. It's even thought that Mount Moriah, the site of Abraham's sacrifice, was the same place as Golgotha where Christ was crucified. I finished it off with my talky bit about sacrifice now. And that was the morning.
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Guess who's speaking in church on Sunday?

No, not the Archbishop of Cant, though he is a local boy. Not Billy Graham either. (Is he still alive? I was going to say, 'Is he dead?' but that sounded rather harsh.) No, it's me!

Well, not just me. Alun said he was supposed to be speaking with Chris but Chris couldn't do it so I would do it instead? My mouth did the interrupting the brain thing and said, 'Yes.' Then he told me what we're talking about: Abraham taking his son, Isaac, up the mountain to be sacrificed.

Nice.

Alun said he thought he'd look at it from an historical angle - the way people in those days were used to sacrificing lambs and doves - and could I talk about it from a modern viewpoint? 'You know: what if God told you today to sacrifice your child?'
'I couldn't do it.'
'No, seriously, if you were absolutely 100% certain that it was God speaking, what would you do?'
'I wouldn't do it.'
'No, think about it.'
'I wouldn't do it.'
'No! Go away and think about it.'

I've thought about it: I still wouldn't do it. (Which will come as a relief to Daughter and Sons I'm sure.) But which will make my bit of the talking quite short.

What I did discover when I was reading up was that Isaac means 'he who laughs'. God promised Abraham that he would be a father to nations, and the first child born to Abraham and his wife, God said was to be called Isaac, he who laughs. Isn't that brilliant? It says such a lot about God.

Although I doubt if Isaac were doing much laughing when his dad took him up the mountain. 'Where's the lamb we're going to sacrifice today then, dad?'
'I was meaning to talk to you about that, Isaac ...'
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