Over the weekend I attended a church conference in the city. It was called over a doctrinal issue of highest importance, and those attending were intense, fervent, and contemplative. Literature coming out of our seminary seemed to be striking at the core of one of our basic beliefs and we were compelled to investigate and see if this were indeed the case, or if we were simply misunderstanding poorly written textbooks.
The seminary was well represented there as were our churches in this district. We were cautiously kind to one another, explaining, tiptoeing, and examining.
Beneath those high-ceilings and within those brilliantly windowed walls, I felt like one of many little mice, scurrying around on a marble floor, examining a cat track--discussing at length the depth of the footprint and whether we could live with scratches on the floor.
Meanwhile, no one was allowed to bring up the subject of the large cat--the one sitting in the middle of the floor and smiling.
2 comments:
Love this!
Kinda sounds like a tense, miserable day to me... tiptoeing around the "900 pound gorilla/fat cat"
Splendid imagery.
It's just wrong that we all have to compromise our faith and morals to go along with secular society.
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