Taize in Monterey

Tonight from 7:30 to 8:30 I'm going to Taize. I always try talk my friends into going with me. Stefan's gone once. He didn't even fall asleep. Good thing because his loud snoring would have been very disruptive.

Another time I took Vinny, but he actually fell asleep. I had to carry him out of there. At least he didn't snore.

Then there was the time I went with a friend, and he nearly exposed his crack addicted behind to the entire Taize congregation.

Say no to crack, use a belt. Getting off drugs really can be as easy as pulling up your pants.

I've been trying to talk my J Dub (Jehovah's Witness) friend into going.

"Come to taize with me, please," I ask her.

"What is it?" she asks suspiciously while handing me some J Dub literature.

"It's a special ecumenical candlelight spiritual service with chanting," I say peacefully.

"Chanting?" she asks. "No way! That sounds weird."

"It's really just beautiful singing of prayers and lines from scripture. It's not weird, really it's amazing. The repetition of of prayer through song induces a peaceful, spiritual state."

I didn't want to tell her some people think J Dubs are odd. Or that when the J Dubs come a knocking on people's doors they hide and pretend they aren't home. I didn't want to hurt her J Dub feelings.

Besides, tonight might be a little weird. They are doing some sort of healing of service complete with healing stations. Goddess forbid they do something strange such as, laying on of hands. Energy work, my favorite!

I'm praying for a sexual healing myself. One that involves sex at least once a day, though twice a day would be better, at least in the summer. Even I can compromise. I just hope I don't have to write my healing request on a piece of paper................one can only hope.