"We missed you at the meeting"

tresdecu

I have grown to hate this statement with a a passion. As an MS I vowed never to say it, because it never really sounded caring. It was just a subtle guilt trip.

Anyway...my reason for starting this thread is that a 'Bible Study' I know, (who I am aquianted with other than him being a B.S.) just came up to me and said that so and so (a 'brother') "missed me at the meeting" and "where have I been" - I just looked at him and said "if he misses me he can ask me personally with a phone call"

truth is I had some minor sugery...and have used it as an excuse to beg off MS doodies for awhile ... it's also allowed me to miss some meetings, which I know is raisong some eybrows as to why this 'appointed man' (me) is missing meetings. I am sure I have been judged by many as a weak MS.

But nobody truely cares. Because very few know.

We are judged by men - filling up a seat, and writing a number on a piece of paper!

Incredible!

(yes I plan to "step down" very soon)

sacolton

Just respond:

Thanks, but I was there "invisibily". Know what I mean? *nudge nudge* (laugh) "invisibly" ... You know, like Jesus and 1914. (laugh) I always loved that one.

tresdecu

:-) ah yes, I will try that response Sacolton.

...as a side point to what I wrote, it's interesting that same 'Study' has told me himself he "missed me at the meeting"; the indoctrination about how freekling important these drone meetings are starts early!

Albert Einstein

M.S. told me after missing few meetings: "Where were you, when you were not at the meeting????"

So I smiled and answered: "Well, I cannot tell you, becouse if I tell you you would like go there next time also".

He was not happy, he probabably wanted me to apologize him for missing the meetings ...

Albert

garybuss

I couldn't make the meeting. I was in a pie making contest and I was beat by a cow.

WTWizard

Obviously, they don't value me enough to pay the cost of my being at the boasting session. They promised me to get me in with the opposite sex if I joined the religion, so that is the cost (which they were not willing to bear). And, just like what happens if you refuse to pay your electricity bill, in time it gets cut off.

Well, they have been cut off (as has Jehovah) for non-payment of that "bill". They are now in permanent and willful delinquency in that "bill", with a credit rating of minus infinity. Hence, I will never again be going to a boasting session anticipating "payment" of that "bill".

SouthCentral

Someone told me that once. They said, "Brother, I have NOT see you in a while". I looked him dead in the eye with a smile and said, "Brother, I have NOT seen you either!!" He later apologized for not visiting, I laughed and commended him for his sincere Christian LOVE and genuine concern for me. He just cowered his head down and left. I commented in the WT study 3 times, only to disappear for about 4 years. He still tells my wife about those comments.

Of course none of it is sincere. Most J-Dubs that I know participate for the social aspects of the religion.

I will start going again soon (for my children and wife) and I have already prepared my answers. Dear Brother, "I have Not seen you in a long time".......I had to wait until my ear-ring holes closed.

haha

Iwonder17

I HATE THAT COMMENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If anyone has any good responses that really work without being to abnoxious please share them

Witness 007

Witness ="We missed you at the meetings Brother Andrew!" ..........Apostate="It's Anthony." Witness= "Oh sorry Anthony, and hows your wife going? We missed you both!" Apostate= "I'm single..." Witness= "Yes sorry of course,...we missed you though!"

willyloman

Witness ="We missed you at the meetings Brother Andrew!" ..........Apostate="It's Anthony." Witness= "Oh sorry Anthony, and hows your wife going? We missed you both!" Apostate= "I'm single..."

LOL. This reminded me of something said at one of those elder "schools." The talk's theme was something like "You should positively know the appearance of the flock,' and the speaker used an illustration. It went like this:

"An elderly sister had been ill and missed several meetings. Her husband came a few times by himself but starting staying home with her. About 3 months went by. One day in FS, an elder said to another elder, 'Let's go by and visit them. I haven't seen them at the hall for awhile.' The old man answered the knock on the door. The elders said they were there to encourage them and to see how the wife was feeling. The old man looked at them and said, 'She died several weeks ago.' The speaker paused for awhile, then said, 'Brothers, don't let this happen to you.'"

When I heard it I knew that, urban legend or not, it certainly could have happened. Dubs talk the talk on love, but seldom walk it.

"We missed you at the meeting"

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