“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” By Marie Bombeck
Going back to church may have been one of the toughest decisions my husband and I have ever made. I was raised Methodist. He was Lutheran. We haven’t been able to decide where to go to church. We both believe. I have not stepped away from Jesus. I still believe he is my savior but the hectic schedule of college and then crazy schedules we kept our first two years of marriage made us put making a decision on which church to attend on the back burner. Then we have also just been lazy and enjoyed sleeping in on Sundays, to noon or later. We relished the last day before going back to the work week. But not any more, we need to make practicing our faith more of a priority. So we are going to churches to learn what a good fit to the both of us is. A few weeks ago, I realized I have never attended a different church without it being another family member’s church or going with a friend or my parents by my side. But, when my husband and I walked into a new unfamiliar church and slid into the back row, I realized how strange it was to be a stranger in a church. But then a thought swept over me, I wasn’t a stranger at all. I was standing worshiping the same God that has been in my heart since I was a little girl. Sure it may be a different setting, but I heard the word from the same Bible I would read, whether it was Methodist or Lutheran. I even sang familiar hymns. Sitting in that unfamiliar pew, there was my old friend Jesus telling me to come to him. I know this Jesus. I know my God. It doesn’t matter the four walls that surround me or the church we chose to go to. What matters is that I go and talk to my old friend whom I have known my whole life. It doesn't really matter to what church you go to. In the end, go to a church were good is.
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