So Mich, I know you visited a church recently for the first time in years and so did I (for the intent of thinking about being a regular attender....first time Easter Sunday morning.)
I went again today. This time I was going to go to a different church because, although I liked the first one (Lutheran), going twice might give the people that go there ideas and I am afraid of those kinds of things.
So, I went to a different Lutheran church. I honestly felt wigged out, outside of the church. I didn't have a good feeling about the place. However, I had no logical reason to think that, so I went in.
I left after 10 minutes. Here is why. In the bulletin there was 1/4 of the thing taken up explaining how you have to speak with the pastor before taking communion. To take communion there means "I believe everything this church teaches". "We need to study God's Word together to make sure we are united in belief and confession." Yikes! At first I thought it might be rude to leave, but then I just got a peace about it. They were excluding me and I was going to supposedly have to agree with "everything this church teaches" to take communion?? Not happening.
So, since I had to be somewhere and had to leave at 10:15 (the church I went to this morning was at 8:30) I went back to the other one I went to on Easter Sunday which is also early. This church allows anyone to take communion that believes a few certain things and you don't have to have some sort of "measure up" meeting with the pastor. I again had a very nice experience there.
I'll be traveling around, looking here and there. Looking at churches is extremely emotional for me, in both good ways and bad.
Just thought I would share. Have you been anywhere since Easter?
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