Mary Quite Contrary

What if, when Mary had the insurmountable task of naming the Savior, the Son of the Lord God in Heaven, the one and only perfect human to ever live, she fumbled a little. What if she called him Steam Harry? Pastors would bellow righteously, “Trust in the name of Steam Harry to deliver us from our sins, and we shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever!” Kids would wear bracelets asking philosophically, “What would Steam Harry do?” There would be a national debate about whether to allow time to pray to Steam Harry in the classroom.

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