Yesterday I didn’t have any obligations at my church, so I was able to visit a different congregation for worship. I pass by St. Thomas More all the time. It’s a Roman Catholic church near my house. I’ve been curious about it for a while, so I went to their 9am service.
The service was nice. All the songs were from their “Gather” hymnal. It is sort of contemporary. There was a lot of refrain singing. I liked it. I sang loud. But the most exciting thing happened during communion – I recognized someone. But to say who it was, I have to tell a story:
On my way back from school for the last couple of years, since I often traveled at the same time of day, I often saw the same people and things. One of those people was a walker. She walked quickly and it made her curly hair bounce. It was a cheery sight. The more I saw her, the happier I was to see her. I almost came to feel like I knew her… like she was my friend. I often thought about stopping when I saw her to let her know how much the sight of her cheered me, but I couldn’t think of a way to do it that wasn’t creepy. So I remained her anonymous friend.
Yesterday during communion, several people came forward to assist, and among them was my walking friend. I was so excited! The urge to rush up and talk to her after church was almost irresistible. I decided to leave quickly. I didn’t want to spoil our imaginary friendship by scaring her.
Ha! I’m glad you know where she goes to church now. 🙂 I’ve thought before about visiting the different churches in town just to see the insides. I’ve seen a bunch of fellowship halls but not a lot of sanctuaries. Did the other people sing loud or were you the Lone Lutheran ?
I have to say – look at all the puddles in your picture. Can we please have some of your rain??
You could try spicy hot pepper with your chocolate!
I’m glad you got to see your friend at church! I think you could have said something to her…..
the way you bounce makes me so happy,I’ve liked watching you exercise for quite a while and,did you know we’ve been friends for months… You’re right, it was best you didn’t say anything. 😉Was she wearing anything with shiny buttons?