I have a difficult time paying attention in church. Okay, I have a difficult time paying attention anywhere. Benjamin and I sitting next to one another is a particularly bad combination. Sometimes Todd separates the two of us if a speaker is particularly challenging to listen to.
It's a problem.
Adding to the problem is that our current congregation has a tradition of being pretty lousy at special programming for major holidays. Perhaps it feels worse for Todd and me because we grew up in churches with fabulous holiday programming. We've been here eleven years, you'd think we'd stop getting our hopes up by now. But, no.
This past Sunday was particularly painful because one of the few Christmas carols we were going to sing as a congregation was skipped when the undoubtedly nervous speaker rushed to the podium and began speaking before the organist made it to the organ. So the Bishopric let her talk and decided to skip the hymn altogether.
I was not pleased. And then the speaker as she told a scripture story described some of the people as "not righteous and wicked".
And Benjamin and I went into "we have the attention span of gnats and are obnoxious to boot" mode and this happened.
Benjamin: #NotRighteous #Wicked
Me: #SameThing #Redundant
Benjamin: #SacramentMeetingTalk
Me: #NotReallyPayingAttention #ShouldBeSingingTheFirstNoel #Bitter
Todd [leaning over in between Benjamin and me]: #SHHHH!
Benjamin: #Roasted #DadBurn
It's a problem.
Adding to the problem is that our current congregation has a tradition of being pretty lousy at special programming for major holidays. Perhaps it feels worse for Todd and me because we grew up in churches with fabulous holiday programming. We've been here eleven years, you'd think we'd stop getting our hopes up by now. But, no.
This past Sunday was particularly painful because one of the few Christmas carols we were going to sing as a congregation was skipped when the undoubtedly nervous speaker rushed to the podium and began speaking before the organist made it to the organ. So the Bishopric let her talk and decided to skip the hymn altogether.
I was not pleased. And then the speaker as she told a scripture story described some of the people as "not righteous and wicked".
And Benjamin and I went into "we have the attention span of gnats and are obnoxious to boot" mode and this happened.
Benjamin: #NotRighteous #Wicked
Me: #SameThing #Redundant
Benjamin: #SacramentMeetingTalk
Me: #NotReallyPayingAttention #ShouldBeSingingTheFirstNoel #Bitter
Todd [leaning over in between Benjamin and me]: #SHHHH!
Benjamin: #Roasted #DadBurn
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#greatstory
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