Church

So, my mom was here for a visit last August and wanted to go to Church... so I went with her... A few weeks back, she was here for another visit, and this time I decided not to go with her. I dropped her off and then hung out in Starbucks blogging and having a hot chocolate. And I didn't miss it... Other than the one Sunday attendance in August, I haven't been to Church in 2 years... and I don't miss it. Friends of mine have chosen to leave the Catholic Church and go to the United Church. Others have dropped attendance altogether. Do I feel different? Not really... There are times when I miss the music... and the people that I know back in Prince George... But Church in general... nope...

I suppose my spirituality has become more cosmopolitan, more eclectic... I suppose you would call me one of those people who are spiritual but not religious. I think religion and Church have a long way to come... Society is changing, people are changing... There is a need for something different... People are hungry for spiritual nourishment... not for religious nourishment. I want to practice meditation... Christian or Buddhist... it doesn't matter to me... or rather, I don't see a difference in it. I suppose my Christ has gotten big enough to encompass all... that I can see Christ in all... that we are Christ and we bring Christ wherever we go... whether we are Buddhist or not... I believe in freeing people to be themselves. I believe in freeing people from a life of fear... fear of hell... fear of punishment... fear on condemnation... fear that they are not good enough...