The Holy Convocation be like rushing to church at the beginning and praying for one more hour of sleep at the end

The Holy Convocation be like songs flooding your mind and 14 nights to sing a song that’ll set a soul on fire!

The Holy Convocation be like listening to the preacher preach about the dangers of sin and the minister’s warning of doubting God and a large congregation shouting praise the Lord, Hallelujah, thank you Jesus!

The Holy Convocation be like “Achaia was ready a year ago”!

The Holy Convocation be like diversity in the ministry. Did you meet the saints from Asia and do you know how to cook like a West Indian for the saints from Jamaica?

The Holy Convocation be like we getting fish and fries again? Who is in the kitchen tomorrow? Who’s gonna preach tomorrow? You coming?

The Holy Convocation be like old faces, same histories, new victories, and stronger bonds. Long journey’s up and down 95.

The Holy Convocation be like let’s sing in harmony in praise service and forget our key on the big talent service

The Holy Convocation be like what color you wearing? Wanna dress alike?

The Holy Convocation be like rise and shine its 8am the saints are praying!

The Holy Convocation be like so much food to bring home!

The Holy Convocation be like I’m not sleeping, I’m praying! I’m not eating, I’m fasting! I’m not signing, I’m resting!

The Holy Convocation be like let us sit together during service because after service I may not even see you

The Holy Convocation be like it’s been a while I want to know how you be, why you didn’t check on me?

The Holy Convocation be like, how you related to him? How y’all cousins?

The Holy Convocation be like meet my wife, I’m married now!

The Holy Convocation be like remember when you used to take all the kids out? Yeah…you left me one summer!

The Holy Convocation be like Hazel, Vaeh, Violet, Gabriel, Ms. Kelly, Lay, and two kids from Ohio getting baptized.

The Holy Convocation be like Raymond and Ely crying for the Holy Ghost until it came down and Hannah’s daughter shaking and Dorthy’s sons sitting in the front near Minister Newton and everyone losing their seat during standing prayer.

The Holy Convocation be like mad people marching around mad times to break mad chains and destroying mad Jerichos

The Holy Convocation be like having no voice and eating hot and delicious greasy food at all the wrong times

The Holy Convocation be like wanna hang out in the morning? I’m gonna get up to go out with you. Be ready.

The Holy Convocation be like, let’s sleep in and try to meet tomorrow morning.

The Holy Convocation be like a new invitation everyday for two weeks

The Holy Convocation be like I’m at your place down stairs. I know it’s five in the morning but I said I was coming. You were in church till what time? Girl, why?! Convocation!? Okay, I’ll wait.

The Holy Convocation be like wearing your Sunday best for two weekends straight

The Holy Convocation be like wearing heels, shouting in heels, changing into flats, standing next to Zach, Johnny, Jahaziel, Hezekiah, Sidney, Manny, Hadassa, and MJ… and my Godson saying what they were thinking, You short Lystria! – and listening to the conversation of young boys just to make them apologize under an oath of Brotherly love and Vaeh inviting her teachers to church and they coming

The Holy Convocation be like best friends coming together over differences and Shawn telling me my blue dress is nice but very old timely (who asked him to be Mr. GQ of the Conversation? But he was)

The Holy Convocation be like eating only ham hock on a Sunday afternoon, because really, there’s nothing else to eat! And Mother Addie asking for the recipe to Jamaica red bean soup that came out great by a great chance!

The Holy Convocation be like family dinner on Sunday and Vaeh’s birthday party on a Saturday night, and Kamara still is praying- and missing the party and Kamara getting the Holy Ghost and everyone dancing and Ashley is waiting to talk and Little Malachi just wanna say hi and have you purchased the new book the Mother wrote? And Samaria wants to go out to eat and is there Little Flock rehearsal? and did you give Madison what you made her? And Sister Lisa wants to buy your soap and are you coming down to visit family soon?

The Holy Convocation be like, Wow! You’re all grown up now and Sis- You always dress to kill and come, Hurley Sisters, let me take your picture!

The Holy Convocation be like how can you take New York? and How can you live in the south?! and when you coming to Jamaica and remember when you spent time at my house and one day God will gather all of us and we will live in the sweet by and by together

The Holy Convocation be like it’s time for a new beginning, I hope it didn’t end without you getting the refreshing!