annual women's Christmas breakfast
Yesterday, I attended the OPV's annual women's christmas breakfast. I was praying that I would be able to make more contacts in the church, as I just recently (in Septmember) started attending there. Actually, I did...it's funny what ministers to me. because one of the things was probably not the most "ministry point." It was the elementary school age children dressed up in angel costumes. They were intent, because we moved to another table, to give us just the right ornament for our place setting. Once we saw the "Joy" ornament with the little white bird in the center, everybody at our table wanted that ornament, as opposed to the snowman. One handed me a "Joy" ornament, but it didn't have the little white bird. I wouldn't have noticed, but she said that she would go and get me one that had the little bird. The little ones cared that my toy was perfect. A few minutes later, one of them came back with the perfect joy ornament.
I put it in my car, since my car is the same colors inside, it matches nicely. I'm definetly not putting a tree up in my one-bedroom apartment.
Also, each "guest" (I technically came to the breakfast as Jana's guest) received a letter with a prophecy in it. It was psalm 23, and the verses highlighted in for me were 6a
Surely goodness and love will follow me all of the days of my life
It was funny, because when I read that, it did strike me as prophecy. What I told Jana today, it's like, working at "my issues." Specifically, right now, I'm doubting that God would give me someone who's actually good to marry, like I'm worried I'm going to get stuck with some cruddy guy.
The problem is, they all seem cruddy. Can I have a guy who's minimally cruddy? probably that means spinster.
posted by the princess @ 12/05/2004 07:00:00 AM
6 Comments:
Heh . Saying all men are cruddy is exactly like saying all women are cruddy .
All guys aren't cruddy, and that's not what I meant (now you're going to think I really guys, or something). I just meant that all the men pursuing me seem cruddy.
I know lots of decent guys, it's just that they happen to be all married.
No , I don't really think you hate? dislike? men . ( You left out a word , I think . )
Did you perhaps delete it after considering it too harsh and forget to replace it ?
It's obvious to me from the other posts in your journal that you don't mind men at all .
I mostly took issue to your gender-based stereotyping .
I actually didn't mean to omit a word, but my internet filter deletes the word for me, for some reason it deletes words that I use. It's frustrating, but I don't know what to do about it. Your right, the word was h,a, t,e.
side note: everytime this particular word is deleted from my internet writing, it always makes me think how I wish it could be deleted from my life in general. Do you understand what I'm saying?
But hate wasn't a bad word in that context, nor something you should have tried to avoid . It was simply necessary to communicate .
We can't be better Christians by ignoring the fact that hate and other evils exist .
I am so thrilled the JOY ornament touched your heart... it is amazing the things that help us feel loved... I used to hate angels...the little renaissance cupid things --that have nothing to do with the way angels are described in the Bible -- but now I am finally ok with angels, since finding out they are so biblical and cool. your pal, Jana
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