This afternoon we attended the service at the Episcopal chapel in Talanga (the town near the Escuela Agricola). At first we were the only congregants - but another dozen or so folks, including lots of kids, arrived in the first 10-15 minutes. It was nice to know we are part of the world-wide communion of late-arrivers.
Naturally we used the book of Common Prayer - so it was all familiar. sort of. . . . The division of comprehension went by thirds: several kept up (Calie, Sarah, Cara). They even laughed at the pastor's jokes. Show offs. A few managed to be followers. A few poor souls must have felt like it was their first bar mitzvah. The children ran around and made noise, The cows joined in - they stopped by outside and listened to the Pastor's "devocion" - and occasionally answered him. At the peace we sang "Dame la mano" - and the entire congregation moved around and shared the peace all with each other. So much for God's frozen people!
A wonderful experience. A blessing.
Wonderful new, thanks for sharing!
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