September 18, 2003
The service …
The Sisters of Constant Ubiquity each specialized in a particular ministry. Sister Mary Ecumenica it was who regularly visited the several religious denominations to learn more of their beliefs and practices.
One Sunday morning she arrived a few minutes before eleven at the local Quaker Meeting House, entered, and took her seat. The room filled with people. The hour arrived and passed. Nothing happened.
She nervously checked her watch. The sound of gentle stillness became almost overwhelming Fearing she’d made some terrible mistake, she turned quietly to the person next to her and asked, “What time does the service begin?”
Ever so gently, her neighbor replied, “As soon as the Meeting is over.”