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Originally Posted by katie44  I have not been to church since I was very young, I believe in spirituality, I just don't know if god truly exists. I think he does, I just don't know. I know there is a HP. .... i desperately need to find some inner peace and strength. |
There is so much to comment on from your post....but this is what leaped from the screen when I read it.
I too haven't been to church in a very long time, I could probably count the times in the last 30 years on one hand. A friend has been telling me I need to find a church, and I've been very hesitant on that... have never felt like I belong there. Quite a few coincidences happened this past week, long story short, I went to a church to find out about their worship services & also what programs they offered.... met a couple of wonderful people that welcomed me in.... I volunteered to help with some 'grunt' work yesterday... when we were finished I got an amazing tour of this grand old Church (including all the rooms down in the so called 'dungeon' lol)... and then me & this woman sat up in the balcony of the sanctuary & talked & talked.... about everything...it was the most wonderful experience.... it was such a peaceful feeling like I have never felt....amazing. I'm going to go to their service tomorrow, but it was yesterday that I felt I finally 'got' what a church is.
I'm on the same page as you as far as spirituality goes... but from my experience yesterday, I feel I know how to start deepening this.... and maybe, just maybe, I will find what so many others have. All I know right now is... I'm being beckoned back... and I want to be a part of this...not just the worship, but the fellowship...to help out & be a part of it.