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Originally Posted by Trusting
33. I really appreciate... (insert message/ministry/life-study/this point in the HWFMR/outline point etc.)
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Yes. This one was particularly ... something ... to me, along with "I was really impressed...".
It usually began as a testimony after the meeting. The same people would stand and say the same thing about something slightly different. "I really appreciate ...", "I was really impressed..." I could almost give the testimony along with them. In fact, I did give the same testimony for years and made myself sick.
One fateful Sunday morning I had had enough. I was bored. The testimony tape began looping. I just got up and left. Never to return. Really. I never went to another meeting.
A young woman I had known for years followed me out. (You know how that works... remember? No one leaves unexpectedly without a chase plane...)
She asked me if I was OK. I said yes. I'm OK.
In a moment of inspiration, I decided to tell her the truth:
"I'm just bored out of my mind."
"I've heard all of this before...so many times, I just don't need to hear it again. If all this was as impressive as everyone says, things here would be different."
She was, needless to say, taken aback. In her stunned silence, she couldn't think of anything to say that would salvage the conversation. I hopped in my car and took off...headed for my favorite Mexican Restaurant, el Jarro de Arturo on North San Pedro, and its fantastic guac. Adios!
OK. Maybe I didn't go to el Jarro's but I might have.
I know. TMI
Nell