Just ASK!

RantWoman is missing ALL the most out-of-the-ordinary verbal visitations by the Divine! Not only did RantWoman miss out on vocal ministry from Eye Roller Friend, http://rantwomanrsof.blogspot.com/2010/10/m-m-m-m-message.html lately identified as a message about democracy and the Kingdom of God. RantWoman also missed a m-m-m-Message at our 9:30 worship.

A Friend who used to worship mainly at 9:30 liked to say "we like to season our messages, sometimes for months." Recently another Friend offered comments to the effect that the expectation seemed to b that God was to show up and shut up like everyone else. This time God did not shut up. In fact God appeared in a form that Just Is Not Done: reading aloud, and reading aloud for a quite extended interval!

RantWoman heard about this second hand. In fact, RantWoman is supposed to pretend in public that she has not heard of this occasion. RantWoman might as well pretend to be Tinkerbell. RantWoman has heard nothing about the theme of the divine verbal visitation. What is perplexing RantWoman though is that the account RantWoman heard does not include ANY reference to anyone asking Reading Aloud Friend why on earth he did that. RantWoman knows Reading Aloud Friend and knows he is not in the least any kind of fearsome personage. RantWoman can hardly imagine someone fearing to approach him, though RantWoman supposes that almost anyone can be seized by unintentional spasms of reticence.

RantWoman is meditating about a visiting Friend who spoke of someone from her church who stood up for three weeks running and read multi-chapter passages from Ephesians, not among visiting Friend's biblical favorites. Finally, someone was moved to ask, "Friend, why did thee do that?" Friend simply replied that he had been led to do so and everyone burst out laughing.

RantWoman cannot really pretend to be Tinkerbell. This is one reason RantWoman is now pondering how she might induce Friends simply to talk to one another. Considering RantWoman's naturally ebullient personality (NOT!), something Divine is going to HAVE to show up to help too. RantWoman supposes that she or others of our diverse and able elders could also be recruited to uphold the conversation, but really RantWoman suspects that a Concerned Friend's Inner Light might be stronger and clearer as to the issues than anything elders could do. Okay, ways to clear up mysteries of inquisitiveness would deprive RantWoman of things to be perplexed about, but RantWoman is a flexible girl and can probably find a stand-in. Just ASK!