Is it me?

I attended a ministry and mental health conference yesterday.  It was wonderful in so many ways.  Most all the materials were available in English and Spanish.  The speaker I was dreading was bright, accessible and funny.  The workshop leader was very good.  I talked with a classmate from Wheaton I have not seen since graduation.  We compared notes and shared experiences.  I suspect both of us have grown leaps and bounds since graduation.  Who knew?  I saw change all around me with a capital C.

I see Change

With a capital C.

All I can say is

Wow.

The Christian conference

I attended yesterday

Was amazing.

As often happens

I was probably

The lone Episcopalian.

Often I feel like

An anthropologist.

I try to learn the customs

From outside in,

Inside out.

I strive to place my preconceived notions

Of the main speaker,

The particular workshops

On hold.

So I can hear.

So I can see.

So I can perhaps learn

Something different.

I claim not to ride in

On a white or black horse.

Certainly

No Tonto.

Last year I sat with

The other Episcopalian.

This year I see change

With a capital C.

Beyond anthropology

I see kinfolk.

Wow.

Is it me or them

Or was there never any real difference

In the first place?