Christian Drama
Today was one of those days... in a good way. I worked with a new guy today. He's really quiet, and mormon which I think is always interesting. He's very amiable, and I think I'll enjoy working with him through the summer. We got everything done way ahead of schedule and its his first day working in a year or so. I was impressed. Its like riding a bike I guess.
I did upset my room mate and friend Abe today. I told him I didn't consider him a gentleman. He certainly does gentlemanly actions at times, and he's definately a romantic, but I told him that if he asked all our friends to say ten words to describe him, none of them would call him a gentleman. This conversation came up because I was talking to our newest roomie about how I would have been better served to have lived in the forties and fifties than today because I don't really like technology all that much, nor do I understand half of it. Also, I'm a true, honest, southern gentleman at heart. Abe, as Abe tends to do, piped up and said that he was the same. I laughed because I thought he was joking being that throughout his life, until recently, he'd be more likely to be described as a womanizer than a gentleman. Then I told him that if our friends were to describe me, they'd use the word gentleman. And if they described him, they would not. I guess that upset him. I guess he's not as self aware as I assumed.
After work, I went to church to check out the drama ministry. The music minister saw me out and about and asked me to come, so I did. Oddly enough he wasn't there, and apparently he isn't a part of this ministry. Anyhow, when I got there they were running through a skit, so I sat quietly by and listened to them until they were done. They were extremely nice and hospitable once they were done. They tried to throw me into the skit, but I have to work on the day that they are practicing it with the kids choir, so that won't work. Anyhow, the lady who is kinda in charge or the ministry and helps lead worship at our church periodically came in quite late. About halfway through the second run of the skit. After they were done, she had us all go to the room that apparently they usually practice in. I guess the drama ministry is also a small group of sorts that talks about life and prays with and for each other. This was a pleasant surprize. Here is the weird and exciting part. Jamie acted as if she knew me, and preceded to talk to me plainly and say a few thigns about me like we were acquaintences, or even friends. She knew my name, and even my last name which kinda weirded me out. She saw my confusion as I don't know her at all and she kinda laughed. The group talked for a few more minutes, and then she asked me how I was doing and how work was. She said this as if she knew exactly where I worked like we had talked about it before. Now I was gettign a tad bit weirded out. So I stammered that work was fine and I abruptly said.. "How do you know me?" AFter a few jokes about crystal balls and her stalking me, she got to the point. They had been trying to get this ministry off the ground for quite a while, and were excited about my presense in the church over a year ago because I had a decent amount of experience in the theater, and some in christian drama. Sadly, I became unemployed and had to move home, and since the commute was more than an hour coming out more than twice a week to church for anything just wasn't going to happen. Well, I guess that her and a couple others have prayed for me quite a lot in the last year plus that God would work things out so that I could be a part of the drama ministry, despite the fact that I have never met these people. After she told me this story, she smiled at me and said "Welcome Back" as if I was here before. It was really weird. However, I really felt God's pressence. These people have been waiting for me by name without ever having met me personally. God worked it out so I could be back in Canton, and I could partake in this ministry at First Christian. With all the ups and down emotionally and spiritually I've gone through in the past few months... I'm still just... I honestly don't know how i feel. Its definately a good feeling. I just don't know which one it is. I guess its a mixture of confusion, happiness, and awe about God's timing.
Certainly, this was a good day. God really is Good.
I did upset my room mate and friend Abe today. I told him I didn't consider him a gentleman. He certainly does gentlemanly actions at times, and he's definately a romantic, but I told him that if he asked all our friends to say ten words to describe him, none of them would call him a gentleman. This conversation came up because I was talking to our newest roomie about how I would have been better served to have lived in the forties and fifties than today because I don't really like technology all that much, nor do I understand half of it. Also, I'm a true, honest, southern gentleman at heart. Abe, as Abe tends to do, piped up and said that he was the same. I laughed because I thought he was joking being that throughout his life, until recently, he'd be more likely to be described as a womanizer than a gentleman. Then I told him that if our friends were to describe me, they'd use the word gentleman. And if they described him, they would not. I guess that upset him. I guess he's not as self aware as I assumed.
After work, I went to church to check out the drama ministry. The music minister saw me out and about and asked me to come, so I did. Oddly enough he wasn't there, and apparently he isn't a part of this ministry. Anyhow, when I got there they were running through a skit, so I sat quietly by and listened to them until they were done. They were extremely nice and hospitable once they were done. They tried to throw me into the skit, but I have to work on the day that they are practicing it with the kids choir, so that won't work. Anyhow, the lady who is kinda in charge or the ministry and helps lead worship at our church periodically came in quite late. About halfway through the second run of the skit. After they were done, she had us all go to the room that apparently they usually practice in. I guess the drama ministry is also a small group of sorts that talks about life and prays with and for each other. This was a pleasant surprize. Here is the weird and exciting part. Jamie acted as if she knew me, and preceded to talk to me plainly and say a few thigns about me like we were acquaintences, or even friends. She knew my name, and even my last name which kinda weirded me out. She saw my confusion as I don't know her at all and she kinda laughed. The group talked for a few more minutes, and then she asked me how I was doing and how work was. She said this as if she knew exactly where I worked like we had talked about it before. Now I was gettign a tad bit weirded out. So I stammered that work was fine and I abruptly said.. "How do you know me?" AFter a few jokes about crystal balls and her stalking me, she got to the point. They had been trying to get this ministry off the ground for quite a while, and were excited about my presense in the church over a year ago because I had a decent amount of experience in the theater, and some in christian drama. Sadly, I became unemployed and had to move home, and since the commute was more than an hour coming out more than twice a week to church for anything just wasn't going to happen. Well, I guess that her and a couple others have prayed for me quite a lot in the last year plus that God would work things out so that I could be a part of the drama ministry, despite the fact that I have never met these people. After she told me this story, she smiled at me and said "Welcome Back" as if I was here before. It was really weird. However, I really felt God's pressence. These people have been waiting for me by name without ever having met me personally. God worked it out so I could be back in Canton, and I could partake in this ministry at First Christian. With all the ups and down emotionally and spiritually I've gone through in the past few months... I'm still just... I honestly don't know how i feel. Its definately a good feeling. I just don't know which one it is. I guess its a mixture of confusion, happiness, and awe about God's timing.
Certainly, this was a good day. God really is Good.