A group of twelve people join to become one. They above quote is one of four apostrophes to Ford. Ford is being addressed in these apostrophes even though he is not physically at the meetings. This worship and calling upon Ford seems to be their version of religion. In many 
ways, this is similar to Catholicism. For example, we make the sign of the cross on ourselves to signify the Holy Trinity. These people make the sign of the T on themselves. These people pass "the loving cup of strawberry ice-cream soma" (80-81) from hand to hand as Catholics drink from the same cup of wine at church. They gather in small groups to become one with each other and call upon Ford. This is similar to a small celebration of the mass in which we become one with the Lord and one with each other. Another similarity is that their "greater being" (83) is named Ford while our greater being is Our Lord. The discrepancy between the first letter in each could just be a coincidence or a deeper connection, at this point I am not sure which. Another possible connection could be the phrase "Thank Ford" (79) that Bernard used to express thankfulness in not being the last to arrive at the meaning. This is similar to the phrase "Thank the Lord" that is sometimes used in our culture.
ways, this is similar to Catholicism. For example, we make the sign of the cross on ourselves to signify the Holy Trinity. These people make the sign of the T on themselves. These people pass "the loving cup of strawberry ice-cream soma" (80-81) from hand to hand as Catholics drink from the same cup of wine at church. They gather in small groups to become one with each other and call upon Ford. This is similar to a small celebration of the mass in which we become one with the Lord and one with each other. Another similarity is that their "greater being" (83) is named Ford while our greater being is Our Lord. The discrepancy between the first letter in each could just be a coincidence or a deeper connection, at this point I am not sure which. Another possible connection could be the phrase "Thank Ford" (79) that Bernard used to express thankfulness in not being the last to arrive at the meaning. This is similar to the phrase "Thank the Lord" that is sometimes used in our culture.
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