I attended the meeting today, hoping for some encouraging words. I arrived while the prayer was in progress, I waited, then found my way to a familiy I enjoy and sat with them. The speaker was visiting from another congregation. Right away I noticed a condescending tone to his voice. I wondered if my attitude had become so bad that I wasn't able to see good in others anymore. Then in his talk he began speaking of the world. He said that they didn't care what happened with the Tsunami. He said that they just go on with their lives as if nothing happened. There is no real love in the world. I was at first shocked with his words. I turned to the sixteen year old girl next to me and said "that is a out right lie". She agreed with me.
I wasn't sure how to handle my anger. I considered walking out. I didn't want to upset the family I was with. I thought that after the meeting I should confront this man. Tell him that his comment was inappropriate and a lie! I did neither. I just feel sad, and scared about how every thing has changed for me. I did come home and tell my 21 year old daughter how upset I was about that comment. She too agreed with me. Later, I began writing to this forum to share this story, my daughter came down stairs and I quickly turned off the computuer. I'm not ready and I am not sure how she will feel about me visiting here. This is a difficult time.