The way of the Coward...

Bonjour...

I hope everybody's doing okay at least anybody who's reading this. Today will be one month since I had open heart surgery and I am recovering nicely under the circumstances so I have to thank God that things are going well. As many of you know I got discharged from the surgeon this week. Most likely today I will get discharged from the visiting nurse. Last week I got discharged from the physical therapist.

Yesterday I received a call from the coordinator from the Cherry Hill congregation. Norma and I are now part of that congregation we no longer attend the Mount Ephraim Spanish congregation. I personally did not want to move from that congregation the Kingdom Hall is two blocks away and I can walk to it in snow storms. One of my former circuit overseers wanted me to move for quite some time norma wanted me to move and many of you who have written to me in private wanted me to move. I see no purpose in moving but I moved. From my point of view and just my point of view when a person moves from a congregation due to problems, they're spiritually weak.

In my day I would never recommend any brother from a family who moves from a congregation Outside of their home territory because they are running away from problems and guess what I just did? Now I must swallow the same pill I can never accept anything because I ran away as a coward, a dog with a tail between my legs From a problem.

I don't do things because I need to feel comfortable and liked, I do things because that is the way the organization does things. And now I have a bitter pill to swallow because I ran away. So what do I do now?

Don't tell me "well you can always preach" I have been doing that since I was 8 to 10 years old."

Don't tell me " you can participate in the meetings" I don't miss meetings and I get parts in meetings just like any other publisher"

In truth, it seems that I cannot be "me" anymore. There is no place for cowards in Jehovah's organization.

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