Met with Father John today at the Greek Orthodox church for the second of my catachism meetings. I had the feeling that I was going to be quizzed, so I brought along the book that he had asked me to read.
Dimitri got specific questions, like "Where was Pentacost held?" (Jerusalem) "What does (Greek blather) mean in English?" (Communion and Community)
Sure enough, he quizzed me, too. He asked me quite possibly the broadest, most vague question possible:
So, Jennifer, who is God?
Yipe.
Couldn't he have given me the Pentacost question? That one I knew. Noooo, hit me off the bat with the deepest question of the ages. why don't you?
:)
Posted by Jen at June 15, 2004 6:21 PMOkay here is my question. What was your religious affiliation prior to this? And are you taking the classes and being baptised just because that is what you have to to to marry in the church or do you feel you will truely "be" the new religion?
Posted by: susan at June 15, 2004 6:48 PMMy parents are recovering Catholics, and never attended church in my childhood. I am taking classes to marry in the church, but I don't think that I'm superficially "going through the motions" just for the wedding ceremony. I don't know if that answers your question or not, but it's the best I've got.
Posted by: Jen at June 16, 2004 8:06 AMI understand that when you're put on the spot it's hard to come up with obvious answers to simple questions (like the people on Jeopardy who can't hear me shouting the answer at the TV).
In case it still hasn't come to you, here are some possible answers to
"So, Jennifer, who is God?"
"He's that guy sitting next to you, Father."
"I don't know, but I suspect Arnold Schwartzenegger."
"You don't kow either, huh?"
"Shh, not here. I think he's got this placed wired."
"He's the guy that pushes the cart on Liberty street and keeps shouting commands to me when I walk by. 'BUY SOME BANANAS', he says, or, "PRAY FOR INCENSE'. Yeah, that's him."
Posted by: John at June 16, 2004 9:52 AMhaa haa haa! Funny.
Posted by: Jen at June 16, 2004 12:54 PM