Get It Together, Mama
Taking care of Spirit is on my "Get It Together" list and after 4 weeks of saying I'm going to visit this one church in particular, I finally made it there! However, I'm not sure this is the church for us. I really liked the it is non-denominational. I also chose it because the church principles aligned with my beliefs in the law of attraction.
The message this week was "Naming the New Year". The minister spoke about the universe conspiring for our good. We said a group prayer stating "I claim my good. The Universe is boundless" and then we did an exercise. We were given a marker and a stone to write on. We meditated and then chose a word that would define our 2011. It tied in well with my Dreaming Big vision board.
So in theory this was a perfect place for me and the family but some things were missing. Diversity for one. It was definitely an older crowd. An older caucasian crowd. I thought there would be more of a mix considering the diversity of the neighborhood. Second, the music and message givers weren't particularly revved up. The mood was very somber. I was super charged about a fresh new year! I wasn't getting that energy back in the speakers or the music.
I'm not sure we'll visit again. He didn't really get that much out of it either (He didn't even get to do the fun exercise. Little Miss started to protest). Oh well, on to the next. Maybe we will explore a non-christian worship experience.
Btw, the word that came to me while meditating was Abundance.
Do you have spiritual goals that you are trying to attain? For you? For your family? What are you doing to get there? If you're local and know of a church that could work for my family, feel free to share.
The message this week was "Naming the New Year". The minister spoke about the universe conspiring for our good. We said a group prayer stating "I claim my good. The Universe is boundless" and then we did an exercise. We were given a marker and a stone to write on. We meditated and then chose a word that would define our 2011. It tied in well with my Dreaming Big vision board.
So in theory this was a perfect place for me and the family but some things were missing. Diversity for one. It was definitely an older crowd. An older caucasian crowd. I thought there would be more of a mix considering the diversity of the neighborhood. Second, the music and message givers weren't particularly revved up. The mood was very somber. I was super charged about a fresh new year! I wasn't getting that energy back in the speakers or the music.
I'm not sure we'll visit again. He didn't really get that much out of it either (He didn't even get to do the fun exercise. Little Miss started to protest). Oh well, on to the next. Maybe we will explore a non-christian worship experience.
Btw, the word that came to me while meditating was Abundance.
Do you have spiritual goals that you are trying to attain? For you? For your family? What are you doing to get there? If you're local and know of a church that could work for my family, feel free to share.
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My goals is to try to stay focussed. Right now I am in spiritual limbo, but I believe more than I don't. I will keep my own beliefs private before sharing with my family. Though my children find comfort in a higher power, which I find so amazing!
I didn't go to church from the time I was 17 until well into my 40s, and then I found the perfect place for me (which has since changed as I have grown.) Just know it takes time, but it's worth the search.
I know of plenty of great churches - but are you willing to drive 20-30 minutes to get to it? There's the new City Church, still NS but not in your 'hood. Haven't been, but they have transit ads all over the place.
My spiritual goal is to do more bible reading outside of service and to try and actually see the lessons in the stories/scriptures and not just look at them as a piece of literature.
@Ellen Share your non denominational churches. I can do some research.
@V dot The church I visited was that church. Super bummed because their beliefs sound so good to me on the 'nets. We drove about 25 minutes to get there. I'll do some research on City Church. Thanks!