Miraculous Moment #3 - Part 1 - of - When I Told My "Spiritual Boss" That I Don't Write Letters

The Following Event - That I'm Wanting to share With You...

Had occurred in my life -

Around 7 years after I had undergone the first (of the 2) epileptic brain surgeries

And it had begun to unfold on the day -

In which, I had told my -

"Spiritual Boss"

(& Quite clearly in my opinion)

That I Don’t

(and hence that - "I therefore WOULDN"T")

Write a Letter...

Although -

“They”

"My Spiritual Boss"

Had Quite Clearly - Instructed Me,

To do so

& Hence... After-which...

(After I Had Clearly Emphasized that I Don't Write Letter)

I Had Soon Discovered -

THAT I - "ACTUALLY DO WRITE LETTERS" - AFTER ALL!!!

(I was evidently, simply unaware of this fact,

At the time of the following -"Spiritual-request")

And - Now - I hope you don't mind,

But I would like to begin this discussion, by first off -

"Just Quickly" backtracking right here;

For what I promise will be - Just a "Fast-tracking" - "Brevity Moment"

"UM"...

& Although - of course, we all know that for me -

Being the naturally "Talkative Individual" that I "Obviously" am!

"To Ever"

Be able to explain something to another person;

Via through, just a really "Short" or "Brief", and thereby "Quick" explanatory context;

Would likely require a "Massive Miracle" in itself.

(And that it will not matter, in the least,

How simplistic the idea of a - "Quick Explanation",

Might - "Normally" be,

For somebody else)

As I'm obviously, metaphorically, like one of the birds,

(in the photo below)

That is having a multitude

Of different discussions;

All at the same time!

And who is now -

Going to be "Trying" (Note the word "Trying") to dictate all of those...

Multiple conversations,

Into one singular discussion, with you, the visual-listener.

Concerning - "Everything" (every single word) that was spoken a moment ago"

Hence..

I would like for it to be noted right now;

That Yes... I am going to - "Truly Try", and be "Quick" and "Short"

With my "Pretext Explanation"

BUT - That -

I am However - Also needing to forewarn you,

That the odds of my actually, successfully doing that...

Aren't looking very good.

Either way Though -

I would Like to - "First off" - Let you know -

That - it was in Fact,

Back, and hence - While I was currently staying in the hospital;

When the pre-op testing had just recently begun;

For my first (of the 2) neurological surgery.

That a retired pastor,

Who was temporally filling in,

For one of the pastors from a church,

That was located in my hometown;

Had dropped in to visit with me.

(As he, and his wife,

Are who this "Spiritual-based" recollection is being based on)

And it was,

From that moment onward,

(Following that hospital visit with him)

That the 3 of us (this particular pastor, his wife, and I)

Quickly Became Good Friends;

Who, not only occasional crossed paths,

And exchanged information,

Whenever I was "Periodically" attending the church that he gave his sermons at.

But whom I had also,

Often enjoyed having a girl's-coffee (hen-house) chat with.

Whenever his wife and I could meet up for a visit;

& Which Always took place, off of the church grounds.

Unfortunately though,

It was just shortly after the three of us,

Had Built a really strong Friendship-foundation;

During those two years of (periodic-church combined with tea-visits and) fellowship.

That he was now being transferred, to another church;

To fill in for their pastor;

While they (that other church's pastor) were currently away,

On their overseas sabbatical, and missionary call.

And of course,

Due to the fact,

That -

The district that this other church,

That they were now being transferred to;

Was located in a Distanced-town, from the current one.

This obviously meant, that I was no longer able to visit with him on Sunday mornings;

Or regularly with his wife, for tea visits during the week.

As I'd always been able to attend the church,

Where he had pastored during those previous two years;

Since it was located within a very short walking distance, from my place of residence.

And so, hence, their new pastoral-relocation -

To that distant town; that was quite far from where I was currently residing.

Had unfortunately meant,

That our communication was now being restricted,

To just - Either typed or handwritten correspondence

As the technology-structured world of -

Cellphones, Internet, and Email, or even Facebook, etc.

Had not yet been invented;

And had therefore not yet, fully evolved back then;

To the same point where it (technological communication) has come to today.

Where now, in our current day and age;

The world of technological-communication,

Is being simplistically accepted,

As just another normality-concept,

Of it being Just "Another" - "One of Those Things"

That any person's life would naturally have in it.

And hence why I believe -

That some of us (in this current 2020s decade)

While living amongst the world of technological-communication; that we have today;

And of which - is thereby currently being looked upon - by most people - as being -

Just Another "Regular" (natural) part of one's daily lifestyle.

Have - Oh So Quickly Forgotten -

That -

It Was Actually - "Not So Long Ago"... & in some cases, only two generations back;

That we functioned - with old style house-phones, which had a "Dial Up" System - Back

When - Technological and the "Idea" of things like - Wifi Communication -

Was Looked upon as Being a - Truly - Unrealistic, Science Fiction Fathom -

Which would Obviously Never - Possibly Happen.

Just as much as - "Electricity" - Was Once Only a Luxury Item to have in One's home -

& Which - Has Eventually lead to the present variety of -

Not Just "Lights" - But Also - the Multitude of basic everyday tools and appliances,

(As well as a variety of both "useful" and "non-useful" contraptions & gadgets)

That we now just take for random, in both our homes, businesses, and daily life.

And Which have Now Become Even More Advanced - into "Solar-power"

And of course we mustn't forget - how the transportation options of -

Trains, automobiles and airplanes, etc.

Have also (all together) gradually evolved,

From those "High Speed" 30mph Cars In our Grandparent's past...

Right up to our present.... Electric Cars - &

"Rapid Transit Systems" - Which We Often Complain about -

as They're Obviously Not "Fast Enough"!

And hence, one can surely understand, how drastically far,

The pendulum of communication has swung;

In relation to what is was like,

During the years, when this relocation-separation between the three of us,

(The Pastor, his wife, and I)

Had actually taken place.

To the way it currently is, in the world today; in 2024

And therefore, be able to understand, how, unfortunately -

Our being separated, during this "Pre-tech" time period….

Had a way stronger impact;

In relation to how difficult it was,

For a person to maintain contact, with old friends; or even close family members.

That lived in another (closely located) district.

Than it would have been,

For people who are relocating their home base today;

And are in a lot of cases,

Having to move far away,

To places that are obviously quite distant, from their previous place of residence.

(And basically, be in the same scenario, as the Pastor and his wife and I

Were finding ourselves in, back then;

When they were suddenly being forced into,

Distancing themselves, from all of their current friends)

As the people who are on the move today,

Are blessedly experiencing,

Today's modern technology-based world of communication.

Where you can "Now",

Phone all the way, across a whole continent; little lone to the next district.

At no extra charge!

Rather Than Be Dealing with phone calls -

That were Covering "Just" a mere Forty mile radius, back then,

(in the early 1970s)

& Yet - Were Still considered a "Long distance" phone call;

And which, could often therefore, become quite expensive.

Where you can "Now"... Contact anybody, "Anywhere" in the world,

At a rather minimal cost.

& All of Which - Explains Why,

During, that time era; when the pastor had been relocated;

A person would rarely phone somebody who lived in either,

A different town, or district;

Like the way that you would just casually do it today;

Without ever giving it a second thought.

And hence the reason why -

Writing a letter on a "Paper format", and then actually posting it!

(By physically dropping it into, the original form of a true (metal) mail-box;

That was not just a symbol format, that was situated on your computer screen)

Has (especially) over these last 30 years,

Become a long forgotten distant thing of the past.

And so - it was Basically due to the Fact,

That I was never one, for handwriting letters -

"Back Then"

Um, it's actually still a rarity for me today....

Although I will admit,

That via the modern option,

Of "spell correct",

Being available on a "computer written" letter,

Has somewhat, helped relieve the previous concerns I've had in the past

That I Eventually Lost Contact With Both - The Pastor & His Wife -

& of Whom This Blog Entry MM#3 is Being Based on

And so Now (Finally)…Getting back on track here... Now That -

What I had claimed would be -

A short and quick "Pretext Explanation"

And which as I had forewarned you might (likely) be a tad longer than planned...

I will now proceed to share with you

A - "PRAYER RELATED"

Experience

That took place between a Pastor, His wife, & I.

End of Part 1 of 2

Of - Miraculous Moment # 3

& To Be Continued In - Part 2

of - Miraculous Moment # 3

of - "When I Told My "Spiritual Boss" That I Don't Write Letters"

Signed - Mary Not Me

at - whatisthenameofmyblog.com