WOW!!! Really enjoyed it!!!

by Doubtfully Yours 18 Replies latest jw friends

  • Doubtfully Yours
    Doubtfully Yours

    Hi y'all!

    I have to report that I enjoyed the Christmas Pageant very much last evening.

    Told hubby I was attending an event from work and off I went; returned home around 9:30 p.m.

    I'm telling you all, one thing is read about Jesus Christ's life, death, and resurrection in the Bible, and a much more different experience is to see in enacted. It was so vivid I almost cried a couple of times, because it touched me so.

    The customs, the music, the sound, the stage, all those animals parading around, even a couple of camels! It was all so magnificent!!!!!! I loved it!!!

    And then in the end all the people that were part of this play, came out to the audience all in their customs to say good bye and wish a merry Christmas. It was all so beautifully done and so touching.

    I can't say enough how much I enjoyed it. And.......... NO DEMONS, just lots of happy, nice people. There must have been easily over 500 people to this showing. It was absolutely wonderful. If invited again next year, I'll definitely go.

    You guys were so right on!!!

    DY

  • Dansk
    Dansk

    CONGRATULATIONS, DY - Hey, and you've not been hit by lightening

    SOOOOOOO glad you enjoyed your evening. Good for you!!

    Best wishes,

    Dansk

  • acsot
    acsot

    Way to go DY! It'll be easier from here on in, doing normal things and enjoying life as you are meant to!

  • Doubtfully Yours
    Doubtfully Yours

    Dansk,

    Indoctrination and mind-control is such a terrible thing! I mean, I was expecting for something to go tragically wrong the whole night, even in my drive home from the place. But nothing did, everything was so peaceful, and nice.

    I know when I finally decide to do away with the whole org, I'll need professional help to overcome life-long planted fears and prejudice.

    DY

  • gumby
    gumby

    You guys were so right on!!!

    Well of course!

    What did you expect from a bunch of seasoned, well grounded, heathen apostate bastards?

    So glad you enjoyed it D.Y. One thing I can honestly say about the church I attended vs. the hall..........it was much more fun and enlightening....and instructive than listening to talks that were older than moses, week after week.......with absolutely NO humour of any real kind, or entertainment.

    The ONLY thing the dubs did that even resembled what you just saw, were the drama's at the assemblies. I ALWAYS enjoyed them when they were about ancient bible characters.

    Thanks for sharing

    Gumby

  • Nikita
    Nikita

    Nikita

  • Doubtfully Yours
    Doubtfully Yours

    Oh, yes, Gumby,

    The meetings will be even more boring now that I have something to compare them to!

    The drama at the assemblies is the only thing I enjoy. The talks and admonishments are all the same I've been hearing all my life. A few times I've told my husband that my attendance to the Sunday meeting depends greatly on whether the talk is one I haven't heard in a while matched with the speaker being some one I hadn't heard or someone I know doesn't make me sleepy. And sometimes, if the Watchtower study is crap I'm sick of hearing, or doctrines I disagree with or couldn't care less about, that's it, I'm gone 1/2 way into the meeting.

    You all must admit, though, that I am making some progress in my journey out of the tentacles of this huge cultish/religious monster.

    DY

  • Nikita
    Nikita
    You all must admit, though, that I am making some progress in my journey out of the tentacles of this huge cultish/religious monster.

    Yes, step-by-step, one day at a time and before you know it you'll be out and wondering how you did it! I was watching PBS on Sunday and their happened to be a John Tesh Xmas show on and I was too lazy to get out of bed (nap-time!) to change the channel. The 1st song he did was a song called "This is Your Gift." Here is the chorus portion I was touched by:

    This is your gift,

    this brand new day

    So take it to heart, take it on faith

    Open your eyes and don't be afraid to learn how to live

    'cause this is your gift

    this brand new day

    this is your gift

    Nikita

  • Country Girl
    Country Girl

    DY:

    Sounds like you had an excellent time! I'm really glad that it turned out so well. Sometimes we just have to conquer our fears, and take a deep breath and dive in. Were they *real* animals??

    CG

  • mouthy
    mouthy

    Hey was great to hear that ......But now you will have trouble from those who find out you went( THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY WOULD YOU BELIEVE?)So dont care what others say....Think for yourself.It is GREAT!!!!!! to be free of rules of OLD MEN!!! Welcome to the land of the living((((HUG))

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