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December 16, 2007
Sunday Nuts
I sensed some surprise that I wore my Chuck Taylor’s to church:
I believe everyone will be happier with this choice:
This is the nativity scene I see before entering the sanctuary:
This morning I received a surprise before church. You will recall THIS post where I wrote about a wife bringing a horrendous book to my mother while her husband waited in the car.
Well, the husband walked up and asked me, “Do you still have the book we brought to your mother or did you throw it away?”
I was taken aback by this question, but told him that no, I had not thrown it away and that my dad would have to get it for him. He said, “If you’ll just leave it on the porch, I’ll come and pick it up.”
I wonder why he asked me if I threw it away. Not that I wouldn’t mind shredding the thing to pieces. I don’t think anyone should read that book, but it would seem that “the Baptist grapevine” – the pastor’s term, not mine – is hard at work. Mom didn’t ask for the book and if he was that worried about it, he shouldn’t have passed it along to complete strangers. Mom didn’t even recognize their names!
Something else has come to my attention recently in regards to mom. Someone is passing along a rumor that she has three more months to live. Why in the world would someone say something like that? When mom was questioned about the rumor, she was totally taken by surprise. It made her feel as though everyone else knew something that she didn’t. What a horrible feeling this must have been. I know I felt awful for her.
I have come to the conclusion that there are a lot of nuts out there and you just have to keep your mind on your own business.
Posted by tami at December 16, 2007 2:00 PM
Comments
As much as I hate to say it, churches are the worst when it comes to the gossip grapevine. You confide in others about your personal problems for the purpose of being prayed for and then your business gets passed along to everyone else. I think it's very sad. I'm not saying we shouldn't pray for one another, but we should have the integrity to keep others' personal lives to ourselves. I think it's absolutely horrible that someone is spreading that rumor about your mom. It must make her feel terrible and it's not exactly the kind of encouraging thing she needs to hear right now. I know this sounds terrible of me and I probably shouldn't say it, but if I were in your shoes and found out who was saying that, I don't know if I'd be able to stop myself from punching that person.
Posted by: Stacey at December 16, 2007 5:12 PM
Stacey, I would like to know who started it. I should have clarified that she heard that that particular rumor was going around at an office where people knew her; that wasn't from people at church.
What it boils down to is, many people like to hear bad things about other people.
Posted by: Tami at December 16, 2007 7:08 PM
Stacey was right, it is going around church as well. I was ask that very thing in church way before it came from the office. If you tell someone something in church, it will get around faster than it would if you put it on the 6:00 oclock news !!!
Posted by: Dr Tart at December 17, 2007 6:54 AM
Geesh. I know it's sad to say, but church gossip can really be the worst! But then again, even Christians are sinners, so we shouldn't expect more from them than everyone else. I can't believe he told you to just leave the book on the porch. It's like he doesn't want to face your parents or something. Too funny, and kind of weird.
Posted by: Tammy at December 17, 2007 9:13 AM
How cruel of people not to speak to your mum about it all - isn't that what members of a church are supposed to do - support each other?
(I think my mum would have made a badge with something on it to the effect that people should not count their chickens before they were hatched!)
Posted by: Miss L at December 17, 2007 1:14 PM
Good grief, I'm sorry to hear your family's had to deal with rumors like that! Churches are the worst...People thrive on "sharing" their "concern" and "prayer requests" when their inside motivation is to spill the beans. It's a good thing God isn't like us! Maybe that's why He's to be our example and measuring stick, not our fellow man.
Posted by: Kimberley Broyles at December 18, 2007 9:17 AM
By the way, how IS your mom? I know I thanked you for your Christmas card, but I don't know if I thanked her. Thank you both! I am terrible about sending out cards, but I wish you all a Merry Christmas. :)
Posted by: Kimberley Broyles at December 18, 2007 9:18 AM