One of the most interesting days I've had since moving to Seattle:
A fellow MHGS student had her 30th at The Chapel in Queen Anne. It's located near one of my favorite coffee shops, Bauhaus. The building looks like an old church with steps leading up to a columned entrance and double doors. A guy at the door checked our ID's and charged a 3 dollar cover to get in.
Mirrors run the length of the wall to the right and arched windows the wall to the left. The bar is at the very back and tables are lined up beneath the mirrors. In the center of the room is a square, black box about 5 feet high. On top of it, a man in black underwear, black hat and black shoes dancing with a hula hoop to techno music.
On the tables are condoms inside a thick paper tri-fold. Open the tri-fold and there are instructions for using the condom. With pictures. Alongside that, there was a pamphlet titled, "Play Fair" or something. It told the story of a convent where all the nuns were getting STD's....had a section on rimming....
The first 5 or 10 minutes I was between shock and laughter. I couldn't believe I had stumbled into this club. Even the birthday girl didn't know what this place was like. I immediately remembered Christ being with the prostitutes, the Samaritan woman, the tax collectors, the fishermen. All the low or reviled of society. While I didn't reach out to anyone there in a "Christian" sort of way, I did wonder what God wanted for the man dancing on the box, the people servings drinks, and me, laughing awkwardly at my table. What would it have been like to have present in that room and invited Christ to be present with me?
the same thought crossed my mind, though i didn't take it as far as you did... -c.
ReplyDeleteThat place sounds fun.
ReplyDeletejonathan, you would say that...
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