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| Mon, 03-28-2005 - 8:30pm |
On Wednesday, I'm going to go to a new member orientation for the Unity Church I have been attending off and on for several years. I'll try to be open minded, but I have a real thing about "joining" as opposed to "attending." I wonder if I'm far enough along my path to commit to one community, or do I need to expand my search a bit more?
I went to my old Episcopal Church for Easter. Unity just couldn't satisfy the old yearning for "high church" on the Holy Days, hymns I've sung all my life, liturgy, Communion, bells and incense! The priest is a former RC Jesuit, a real enlightened soul along the beliefs of John Shelby Spong, but not as radical. (His Easter sermon focused on the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson!) We talked briefly after the service, and today he left me a message that he would like to meet me for lunch soon and talk about some of the things I told him were my reasons for leaving the Episcopal Church in the first place. I don't want to stir up trouble, but I'd be happy to meet with him and tell him about my journey.
But back to Unity... I'm not sure I want to "join" any church again. Once burned, twice shy, as the saying goes. What are your thoughts about joining vs attending? Is there really a difference?
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