Meanderings of Spirit

The meanderings of the Holy Spirit as of last First Day in spring light and green andSUN

 

Adult Religious Education

 

“I like to read up on policy before I make up my mind…”

 

RantWoman to herself: “Friend you just got done hearing three intelligent women tell you about a specific policy idea discerned by wise Friends probably knowledgable of many considerations. Read up if you must but …

 

RantWoman to the room “…(what these women were talking about…part of a very important initiative….”

 

 

Greetings in coffee hour:

One longtime member who has retired far enough away not to get to meeting very often.

 

One of RantWoman’s Quaker college housemates. RantWoman in college met a number of Quakers, but the Quaker Meeting was far away with bad transit connections and a weird walk which RantWoman did explore once but not on a First day.  RantWoman neither tried to go to worship on her own nor asked a different  housemate who did try to go about ride options. Housemate seemed genuinely glad to see RantWoman and RantWoman likewise though neither side lingered long lest the you think RantWoman is insufferable NOW even more insufferable collegiate RantWoman showed up..

 

 

Meeting for Worship.

 

ONE, count it only ONE message in 11:00 worship: something from Corinthians (?) about be perplexed but not depressed.

 

Maybe RantWoman will look up the precise citation. Maybe what was said is more than sufficient.

 

 

Great moments in Potluckery and withCleanup

 

1.       RantWoman MISSES Friend with the ministry of Audible Eye Rolling, now on at least hiatus after…. Why? Eye Roller Friend usually set up the tables for potluck during the beginning of 11:00 worship. This week for various reasons, the end of worship brought out several hands to move tables back and forth many directions at once. RantWoman had to make herself just chill and Stay Out of the Way of chaos and large objects

 

2.       RantWoman has been seeking very distilled commentary about how Passover is observed over the different days. RantWoman opted to ask Walking Encyclopedia Friend. RantWoman did not really get to much nuance about the different days, but RantWoman DID get that Passover SEASON now stretches 40 days until what Christians call Pentecost. New increments of perplexity. Same old residue of plagues?

 

3.       Materials science, aka Hospitality = Pastoral Care plus knives and hot liquids chapter n+1, aka Dishwashing. Baptism for Newcomers. No Newcomers this time. Starring Friend 1, Friend 2, Friend 3 and RantWoman, few enough and large enough bodies that RantWoman was willing even to attempt dishwashing duty. Friends 1 and 2 “Get that away from the dishwasher. It will melt” “No it won’t. It’s rated up to 400 degrees.” Friends 1 and 2 exit. Friend 3 chuckles. RantWoman: THANK YOU for laughing.