Divine Hypertension
Went to FGC Gathering last week as a daily commuter since it was ridiculously close.I talked to others from my meetings about how we used Gatherings of Northern Yearly meeting and Friends General Conference to connect more deeply with people from our own meeting.
I had the opportunity to sit and have lengthy discussions with several people from Twin Cities Friends Meeting, where I have been a regular attender for three years. We realized that in our regular lives (with children running around, or the need to dash off to work) we hadn't been able to connect in this way.
In meeting this Sunday, reflecting on the gift of spending a week with time slowed from its usual pace I got an image of us as the cells that make up the divine body.
That we are meant to come together and interact in the way we could and did at FGC. NOT in the way our real lives demand. That we are meant to function in coordination with one another.
How much can a single cell accomplish? What does one cell know of the will of the divine? It's why we must come together. The communal nature of worship and of action...
The cellular model made me think of all the racing around we do giving the divine a case of high blood pressure. And we all know that stress can lead to many different maladies.
And we cannot expect divine intervention if health is not restored.
Connect.
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