I could tease you and say the Lord made special dispensation for people like
you when he said "when you stand praying" but I won't. HaHa. I had a Jewish
friend who was orthodox. They stand throughout the entire service which
lasts about 40 minutes or so. In the orthodox community the women really do
keep silent in their services just as St. Paul said we should. All is
conducted in Hebrew as well. Men and women do not stand together either.
As I was blind I suppose I was just allowed to stand with my friend.
----- Original Message -----
From: Pat Ferguson <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: God's Humor
> Hi! lol. I hated kneeling even in the Catholic Church. I can't hardly get
> down on my knees any more, and they hurt so bad and I have such a hard
time
> getting up. lol.
>
> I'm so glad Vernon made this island so it won't move when I get down on
the
> floor to get something on the bottom shelf and then I have to hold on to
> the island and pull myself up. lol.
>
> Love and Blessings,
> Pat Ferguson
>
>
>
> At 10:24 AM 1/30/2006, you wrote:
> >I have done that too. I have wanted to learn how these people are
suppose
> >to take the host in their hands even though I would never do this. I
guess
> >I could say this was funny. One time I went to a protestant church and I
> >tried to kneel and found there were no kneelers. I will never go back as
I
> >don't understand how your knees can stand kneeling on those hard floors.
My
> >knees were certainly sore after that I will tell you. I don't kneel on
the
> >hard floor even in my own home. I use a pillow. No wonder you
protestants
> >are so zealous. It takes stamina I will tell you.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Pat Ferguson <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 9:13 PM
> >Subject: Re: God's Humor
> >
> >
> > > Oh Peggy, I love those stories.
> > >
> > > When I use to go to the Catholic Church, I remember going up for
> >communion.
> > > lol. I thought the priest was near me ready to give me communion, so I
> > > stuck out my tung for the host. lol. I was never so embarrassed in my
> >life.
> > > lol.
> > >
> > > Lovings,
> > > Pat Ferguson
> > >
> > >
> > > At 11:01 PM 1/29/2006, you wrote:
> > > >Oh, I dunno, Angel, we've had some pretty funny things in the Masses
> > > >I've been at. One time when we were at Mass and I was about 13, at
> > > >the collection time, I heard the guy with the basket getting close to
> > > >us. I wanted to make sure he saw us, so for some reason I grabbed my
> > > >blind friend's arm, in which she was holding the money she was
> > > >supposed to put into the basket, and started waving it for the guy to
> > > >see. She, thinking I meant the money guy was at our pew, let go of
> > > >the money, which fell on the floor, and the guy with the basket had
> > > >to get down and crawl around and pick it up. And when my sighted
> > > >brother used to take my friend and me to Communion, he'd say it was
> > > >like driving two sherman tanks. When one of us would receive
> > > >Communion, we'd poke the other one so they'd know it was their turn,
> > > >but we'd poke so hard that the other one would practically fall
> > > >over. We spent half our lives giggling at these situations. Then
> > > >when I started to sing at Mass, the fun increased. At one point I
> > > >was singing a solo, and my mind went totally blank in the middle of
> > > >the verse. All I could do was sit there and shake with laughter
> > > >until I could remember some words and start singing again. Another
> > > >time, my friend dropped her guitar on the floor during Mass. The
> > > >floor wasn't carpeted at the time, and it sounded like thunder! But
> > > >I think the funniest time of all was a few years ago when I went to
> > > >Communion with my fellow choir members. When we got back to our
> > > >places, the lady I'd walked with picked up what she thought was my
> > > >binder with my words, and handed it to me. I opened it up, and there
> > > >were no Braille dots! Just smooth print pages. I said, "This isn't
> > > >mine," and she said, "Yes it is." She finally realized I was right,
> > > >probably when she picked up her music and saw a bunch of
> > > >bumps! Everyone standing around me in the choir was practically
> > > >rolling on the floor with laughter; and we were supposed to be
> > > >singing! <lol>
> > > >
> > > >Peggy
> > > >
> > > >At 09:32 PM 1/29/2006, you wrote:
> > > > >Gosh, mass is boring compared to all these funny things that go on
in
> >your
> > > > >churches. I like reading about what goes on in these churches.
> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: Vicki and The Rors <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > >Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 3:49 PM
> > > > >Subject: Re: God's Humor
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > That's funny Phil.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 4:43 PM
> > > > > > Subject: [ECHURCH-USA] God's Humor
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > This same friend of mine, in the same building, was preaching
at
> > > > another
> > > > > > > time and jumped off the platform to try and emphasize a point
in
> >his
> > > > > > > message. As he spoke, he jumped up on the first row of seats.
He
> > > > >forgot
> > > > > > > how low the overhead beams were and since he was pretty tall
in
> >the
> > > > >first
> > > > > > > place, he smacked his forehead dead center on one of the
beams.
> >It
> > > > > > knocked
> > > > > > > him backwards off the seats and on to the floor. No, dad gum
it,
> >he
> > > > >lived
> > > > > > > any way.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Phil.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jesus Is Your Problem. Luke 12:5
> > > > > > > www.SafePlaceFellowship.com
> > > > > > >
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