Edited by author 06-04-2009 11:19 AM
Karen...I don't know how you will receive this. At best I'll even grant it is a compliment with stings. You have a LOT of baggage and issues. I don't even particularily like you. You know that, and I mention it only as a preface to the next sentence, for dishonest or sugarcoated compliments mean very little; you are a Christian and a woman who loves God, and for all my complaints about you, I cannot conceive that you would approach something as solumn and holy as Communion with anything less than preparation and sincere love of God.

They say a compliment from someone who does not like you means more than one from a friend. Whatever your opinions on that, I will say here for all to read that the group of believers who will be taking communion at this place and time, persons who love you enough to invite you (and ask you to work no less, yet..well...you have a right to be offended, I will leave it at that) but then say you cannot join them in communion, will only have offended God by keeping one his daughters from doing what she is called to do 'in rememberance of me'. God has not lost anything in it,for God is omnipotent and knows you love Him. And you, aside from being justifiably insulted and hurt, will be no farther from God for not being allowed to partake, but they who have denied you this communion will in contrast have treated you unjustly...and they will also be the poorer for not have you joining with them. Truly, I mean that.

Dont take it the wrong way...I feel about you the way I do, and I am not saying otherwise, but once again, let it be known to any and all who read here that I know you love and serve God, and as for anyone who says that you cannot join them in communion? It is their loss in not having you, who love God deeply, join them in the experience. NOT yours.

I will only say, in their defense, if one can call it that, that they are following the (mistaken) teachings of their denomination. Sad excuse it is...but, such is the case. That you honestly did not realize that before, is...unfourtionate.

Take it in the spirit it is written in Karen, for I mean it well, and as a compliment.