Six friends and I meet every Sunday night over at the church and read a book together.
We not only read, we talk about things...children, circumstances in life, needs, dreams, hopes, failures, jobs, vacations, sex and God, of course. Funny how those last two on the list are so intermingled, so much a part of one another. We talked about that, about how God made us to be sexual beings and how do we put that into perspective and to have it healthy and good and whole.....and fun!
We said that sex isn't just "you know, the act", but it encompasses our whole beings. We talked about the differences between men and women and why we thought God made us similar and yet so different but also that in and through those differences, we should become "one flesh" in marriage.
And we talked about those who chose to not be married, and how their sexuality is vital to those persons as well.
Good stuff.
So, to celebrate all the good books we read last year, plus the odd "quirky" one, we went out for supper this evening. We toasted one another with a glass of wine, we ate our marvelous food (well under $300. per person, unlike some meals some people have had!!!!), we laughed ourselves silly, we talked about our plans for the summer and finished off the evening with decadant desserts.....and coffee, of course.
I am blessed to have such friends. We share an intimacy with each other and with God that few people have the opportunity and privilege of experiencing.
It was quite the Year End Party!
I wonder what next fall will bring.......
2 comments:
That was a good time. We have to do that again - maybe before summer is over.
I went home last night just feeling good. I think I need evenings like that more.
Maybe the wine helped us all feel good? By the way, it was $325US per person. Which makes it even sillier (especially for the size) I guess.
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