Minister: Our reading this week comes from Leviticus, chapter 13: "The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 'When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption or a spot, and it turns into a leprous disease on the skin of his body, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or one of his sons the priests, and the priest shall examine the diseased spot on the skin of his body; and if the hair in the diseased spot...'
Minister "... has turned white and the disease appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a leprous disease; when the priest has examined him he shall pronounce him unclean. But if the spot is white in the skin of his body, and appears no deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall shut up the diseased person for seven days; and the priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if the diseased spot is dim and the disease...'
[[BoxJam and Ms. BoxJam look at each other.]]
Minister: "... and there is, um... quick raw flesh in the swelling, it is a chronic leprosy in the skin of his body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean...
[[BoxJam, Ms. BoxJam, and Little BoxJam look grossed out.]]
Minister: "... yellow and thin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an itch, a leprosy of the head..."
[[Little BoxJam puts his hands over his ears.]]
BoxJam: I heard the new minister's a little obsessive-compulsive...
Ms. BoxJam: I think I'll just skip communion today...
Minister: ... As a reminder, we're offering free lice checks immediately following the service...