lent, day 37

today i had the energy either to walk the line or do my grocery shopping.

grocery shopping won.

but i take the long view: days turn to months turn to years.

absent substantive change, i am happy to continue with things just as they are.

it is peaceful and it is light and the truth is with me.

when the williston federated church sent me packing in silence and humiliation, they had no interest in speaking with me.

NOW all of a sudden they want something from me.

here is an email sally stockwell metro sent me:

I understand that you wish to meet with WFC representatives.  Can you tell me   -where you would envision such a meeting?   -who would you see attending?   -what would be the purpose of the meeting?   -what outcome would you expect?

i am not interested in meetings just for the sake of saying we had meetings. i will be interested when there is an indication that there is going to be substantive action.

so i responded:

I understand that you wish to meet with me. Can you tell me
-where you would envision such a meeting?
-who would you see attending?
-what would be the purpose of the meeting?
-what outcome would you expect?

if you don't have any constructive ideas, i'm going to ask you not to waste my time.