{"id":103,"date":"2014-06-08T17:09:56","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T02:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=103"},"modified":"2014-06-08T17:13:27","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T02:13:27","slug":"june-7-8-living-as-a-tourist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=103","title":{"rendered":"June 7 & 8 – Living as a Tourist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While in DC I did many things. \u00a0One of my last stops was in Rockville MD to eat brunch at the Mosaic Cafe.\"mosaic\"<\/a>Here you see the inside of the dining room. \u00a0The cafe was the creation of a family originally from Lyons France. \u00a0It is rated as one of the best places to eat in the DC area and it is reasonably priced. \u00a0They are famous for the waffles, and being someone who LOVES waffles I can tell you these waffles are worth driving for! \u00a0I’m just lucky I could go 2 hours for them instead of having to go all the way to France.<\/p>\n

While I was there I struck up a conversation with the couple at the table next to me. \u00a0They had no sweetener container on their table and I shared the one on my table. \u00a0As we talked the topic of conversation moved toward my occupation. \u00a0When I said I was a hospital chaplain, I was asked, “What branch of the military had I served in?” \u00a0The couple was shocked when I said I had no military service. \u00a0They asked how one could be a chaplain and not be in the military. \u00a0So that started a conversation about the training needed for chaplaincy and that military service is not a required component. \u00a0Military service is just another specialization of chaplaincy just like health care is a specialty. \u00a0The conversation was still on a very friendly tone, then I as asked about my \u00a0denominational affiliation, \u00a0When I said I was United Methodist their was a change in attitude in the air. \u00a0So I asked the couple what was their denominational affiliation. \u00a0They said they were AME Zion. \u00a0Then I knew what the tension was about. \u00a0During the that slavery took place in our country the Methodist denomination treated black people as second class citizens. \u00a0That second class status continued long after the Civil War was over. \u00a0So I spoke up and said I felt how black people were treated historically by the Methodist denomination was wrong and I am glad we have moved past that painful period of history. \u00a0My comments lifted the weight that crowded into our conversation and we had a delightful time during the rest of our meals.<\/p>\n

Meeting people and listening to them with both what they say and how their body language communicates is the key to building a relationship with them. \u00a0Without even realizing it during the meal I was practicing some the components of chaplaincy as I developed the relationship with them. \u00a0We met as strangers and parted on a friendly basis. \u00a0What a productive meal, enjoying my favorite waffles and teaching about chaplaincy and applying the tools of chaplaincy all at the same time. \u00a0I hope this encounter motivates you to speak with strangers as you have opportunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While in DC I did many things. \u00a0One of my last stops was in Rockville MD to eat brunch at the Mosaic Cafe.Here you see the inside of the dining room. \u00a0The cafe was the creation of a family originally from Lyons France. \u00a0It is rated as one of the best places to eat in … Continue reading June 7 & 8 – Living as a Tourist<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103\/revisions\/107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}