I know I have been reticent to post here, and I apologize.  I have to say I only have a vague idea of who I’m talking to in this blog.  I really don’t know how many of you are out there, and when I try to think that more than a dozen or so people are reading this I get kind of flustered.  Finding out wouldn’t be much of a to do, I’m sure, and doing so might make it easier to post regularly, but right now it would just make me feel guilty.  So I’m glad you’re all still so very, very anonymous.   Much like that demon from the Bible, Legion- you are numerous but easily transubstantiated into livestock.  Hmm, that analogy kind of got away from me… Anyway, sorry for the delay.

The reason for my absence is that I’ve been spending a lot of time in the Baha’i community.1  I’ve gone from knowing a couple of Baha’is to meeting a different group every day of the week.  Almost every night this week is full of meetings with local Baha’is who are eager to share their faith with me, and Saturday is Naw Ruz, the Baha’i new year that ends the Nineteen Day Fast.  It’s quite staggering, a real change from the last two months.  I’m kicking myself for not making a more concerted effort to interact with the local Taoist groups or tracking down some more Satanists to gab with.  I suspect I’ll be making up for lost time at the end of the year, filling in the necessary holes in preparation for The Book.  This really should be a no-brainer for me by now, the whole interacting with the community thing.  I hope these experiences will give me more confidence in the months to come.

I’m utterly disarmed with how nice and candid these people have been.  I’ve come across nothing but open doors and charity from start to finish.  Every time I think I may have an issue or a real deal-breaking problem with the faith it is washed away by their heartfelt smiles and their concerns with how my studies are coming along.  It’s refreshing, and creates a fertile and solid ground for spiritual discourse.

There is a lot more to say, but it is late, and I need to pray and read before I sleep.

Writing, I’ve missed you.  Let’s play some more tomorrow, okay?

1. Also I just discovered Fourth Edition Dungeons & Dragons and am trying to find a group to play with.  Intone and let it be known that I am a nerd.  Now carry on.