Call me fickle . . . but all of this charge conference nonsense made me wax poetic. Now, I've got a bunch of Methodist stuff that needs saying . . . oddly, of course. Hope all you Methodist-wanna-be s enjoy these this week.
Aldersgate Street
For All Those Weird United Methodists Who Love a Meeting!
When John Wesley went to Aldersgate Church “very unwillingly”
He was making a statement of curious fact and of serendipity.
And one of the myths that Wesley refuted is that he loved to gather,
But the fact is he really hated these things ‘cause the meetings did not really matter.
Sure, he thought that people ought to pray, and sing, and make right merry,
But he couldn’t foresee how his methods would spread and become rather horribly scary.
For among the many myths, my friend, that Wesley himself debunks,
Is that he loved his conferences (but at more than a few, he blew chunks).
So before we decide that a meeting is needed, or another caucus or force,
Let’s sit for a spell in the silent space and consider a more prayerful course.
And some will say it’s a sacrilege to believe that we don’t need a meeting,
And others might yell, “You are going to hell”, if they don’t have their charge conference greeting.
But consider John Wesley, our brother and friend, before you jump to conclusions,
For old brother John didn’t want to go meet and he sure didn’t harbor illusions.
For All Those Weird United Methodists Who Love a Meeting!
When John Wesley went to Aldersgate Church “very unwillingly”
He was making a statement of curious fact and of serendipity.
And one of the myths that Wesley refuted is that he loved to gather,
But the fact is he really hated these things ‘cause the meetings did not really matter.
Sure, he thought that people ought to pray, and sing, and make right merry,
But he couldn’t foresee how his methods would spread and become rather horribly scary.
For among the many myths, my friend, that Wesley himself debunks,
Is that he loved his conferences (but at more than a few, he blew chunks).
So before we decide that a meeting is needed, or another caucus or force,
Let’s sit for a spell in the silent space and consider a more prayerful course.
And some will say it’s a sacrilege to believe that we don’t need a meeting,
And others might yell, “You are going to hell”, if they don’t have their charge conference greeting.
But consider John Wesley, our brother and friend, before you jump to conclusions,
For old brother John didn’t want to go meet and he sure didn’t harbor illusions.
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