Work In Progress

It's the beginning of the service, and all is quiet except for the preacher who starts to pray.

SUDDENLY- A motorcycle drives by outside, buzzing loudly as it passes our building.

I've always been told to ignore the noises outside the church, and to focus on what's going on inside. This is sound advice for the literal noises outside during a church service, but what about on the metaphorical. What would it mean for us focus on the noises outside the church that we hear through our walls as we carry on our gatherings? What do these metaphorical noises represent. If we listened to them, what would we learn?

What do you think about the idea? I haven't fleshed it out much. Please give feedback.