Chaplains

Life thus far.....

Well, it's about to start in 4 weeks. I've been searching the website for Oxford-Brookes pretty much all morning. No one wanted to die in the last day or so. It's been quiet. That means more time for me to research exactly what I want to do with myself at university besides study (naturally). It's going to be awesome...they have a club for everything. Drama will be among the cards naturally..what else, I'm not sure. I'll figure it out as I go. There's always the Fresher's Fair if I need it (kind of like rush week).
Anyways....
I found out, among other things (like a campus bookstore containing over 500,000 titles), they have chaplains. No really. Paid, campus Chaplains on staff. Equip with a prayer room and everything.
I'm pausing here for reaction.......
Really? Am I the only one who thinks this is weird? I mean, sure, private universities tend to have this. This is not a private university, and they have six different chaplains. Not only that, but there is a prayer of the week listed on the chaplain page. Here it is for all you people dying to be in the know:

My Dearest Lord
Be a bright flame before me
Be a guiding star above me
Be a smooth path beneath me
Be a kind shepherd behind me
Today and forevermore. Amen.

Now, I understand that St. Columba wrote this prayer as a plea for guidance. However for the student the prayer is more likely to be something like this:

My Dearest Lord
Be a new Mac before me
Be a guiding book above me
Be a strong drink to de-stress me
Be a brilliant sparknote to inspire me
Today and forevermore. Amen.