I tell my husband I want to go to church tomorrow.
He says, "Oh my God. Please stop."
I haven't been to church since I was very young.
I feel like my soul is in trouble.
I don't know which religion is the right religion.
I don't know if what I'm doing is right or wrong.
I don't want to be damned.
I worry that it might be the devil persuading me.
8 comments:
For a spiritual experience, try a
Quaker Meeting.
For an intellectual experience, try
a Unitarian service.
Good luck with this choice.
i like both:
spiritual
and
intellectual
i could see a quaker attending a unitarian service... or vice versa
without the intellect
would we know that what we experienced
was spiritual?
that's the $64,000 question
If you want what very well may be the most loving contact with religionists, contact the Baha'is...
~ Alex from Our Evolution
You would feel it if it were spiritual. You would feel that in your heart.
If you feel like going to church then you should. Is anything stopping you?
I'm spiritual without the religion. I am a non-denominational minister. I know I can love God without the religious aspect. my mother in law cannot understand this at all, but that's the difference between someone who is religious and someone who is spiritual. She is religious. If we don't go to church we are dammend, end of story, (according to her). She tells us that everytime we see her, we are all going to hell.It doesn't matter that we are good people, do our best and don't hurt anyone, at least not intentionally. No, that doesn't matter. Just that we didn't go pray in public on Sunday. If it feels good to go to church go. If you find something that feels right, go with it. If not, love God anyway. I have found more spiritual depth listening to God with my heart than listening to anything spoken by a human being on a pulpit. I have nothing against church. I just found my relationship with God outside of it, and I know it's not wrong. It's very right. Good luck!
Hi Alex,
I know you guys are loving. You're a good representative of your faith, Alex. If they're all like you, then they're all wonderful loving people. :)
Hi NinRose,
I do feel it in my heart. I just had some concerns that I was being tricked or that something bad might be disguised as something good.
There are a few things stopping me from going to church. First of all, my husband discourages me from it. And then there is fear on my part that I'll get around people who pretend to be good Christians but really are very close minded. My dad's side of the family, are all very devout Christians and go to church, but they are prejudecided against people of other color or religion. I see a lot of hypocrisy and it turns me off from going to church.
I don't think I really want to go to church. I just felt like running to a place I thought was safe because of some stress I was going through. But I don't feel as stressed out now.
If my dad ever asks me why I don't go to church, I'm just going to tell him not to worry, because God and I have a very close relationship. Of course I won't go into details with him.
Thanks for posting your comments. I have found them to be very gentle and comforting.
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