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stillseekingtruth · 08-01-2019, 04:49 PM

Freedom, "For lack of a better example, I saw stuff like this happen a lot with the breaking of the bread during the Lord's table. The elders seemed to get really fussy about making sure it happened at the 'right' time, and when the rank and file members attempted to get up to break the bread, somehow it always ended up being the 'wrong' time. But the elders didn't want to appear that they were "running the meeting." Of course, all the rank and file members were afraid of getting reprimanded if they initiated anything. So the elders in turn would often get in a mood and start nudging random brothers that it's time to get up there and break the bread, saying "there's no one in charge here." It's the silly games like that which really tend to mess with people, especially when they try to take it seriously and can't make sense of it all."

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This is exactly howmit was in our locality. Imagine my horror when a sister stood up with her 15 or 16 year old son, prayed, and broke the bread. I believe that is not a sister's place, but because of who she was they made an excuse for her and brushed it off. It was very confusing at times who was really in control.

08-01-2019, 04:49 PM	#4
stillseekingtruth Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 49	Re: How the LCM Affects Personality Freedom, "For lack of a better example, I saw stuff like this happen a lot with the breaking of the bread during the Lord's table. The elders seemed to get really fussy about making sure it happened at the 'right' time, and when the rank and file members attempted to get up to break the bread, somehow it always ended up being the 'wrong' time. But the elders didn't want to appear that they were "running the meeting." Of course, all the rank and file members were afraid of getting reprimanded if they initiated anything. So the elders in turn would often get in a mood and start nudging random brothers that it's time to get up there and break the bread, saying "there's no one in charge here." It's the silly games like that which really tend to mess with people, especially when they try to take it seriously and can't make sense of it all." __________________ This is exactly howmit was in our locality. Imagine my horror when a sister stood up with her 15 or 16 year old son, prayed, and broke the bread. I believe that is not a sister's place, but because of who she was they made an excuse for her and brushed it off. It was very confusing at times who was really in control.