Church

Am trying to get to church early enough to attend the SS class. They are starting a new chapter, Genesis and it's about baseball. The first line is "In the Big Inning..." Oh, stop groaning.

Might be a bit easier on me than the first few weeks in the study of Romans I took last year. That brought back all the trauma of my A of G roots and I lost a lot of sleep until we got a bit further on into the rest of it.

I'm wondering what this thing about "comfort zones" is all about. We are asked to move around, talk to people you don't know, in addition to your own little clique, sit closer together so the speaker doesn't get "tennis neck", etc. So we did it. Once. It didn't work.

I know nearly everybody in that church. I've often said, "I love this church. If I am in trouble any time of the day or night, I could run my finger down the membership register, land on any name at all, and they would be by my side as soon as they could get there."

So it's not about who I sit by. Or with, even. It's not about seeing ability or hearing ability. It's that "comfort zone" thing. I have one particular row I can "relax" in. I'm not rigid, though...any chair will do...well, as long as it's near the end so I can get out if I need to. (Shut up. I'm old.) If somebody else has their purse or books or coat in my place, it's not as if I'd actually move them when nobody is looking...well, I did that once and the trespasser never noticed. I think.

Well, if any psychologists know the reason for this, let me know. Just curious, mind you. No way am I moving to the other side.