It's been awhile since we've been regular members at a church. Our last church was kind of hard to top, and leaving was very hard. We didn't have much choice since we were moving to another state. When we got to our new home, we tried going to our "old" church but it wasn't the same.
Not the same as when we were there before and not the same as the church we just left. What a wierd position to be in. We both agreed that we'd "shop" for our new church.
We did find a very small congregation where we felt comfortable but it was short-lived since we ended up moving back to WA. Hurray, we'd get to rejoin our most loved church.
Except that's not how it all turned out. We ended up finding a home miles away from the city where the church congregated. Getting up and making it to service on a Sunday was going to be rough. We tried a couple of Sundays and found the long drive seeming not as worth it - and then there was the fact that we didn't really feel as though we fit in any more. A pickle. What to do now?
We've lived in our current house for over a year and STILL don't have a church home. It's not that there aren't plenty of ELCA churches in our city. There certainly are. Motivation is minimal and it makes me feel incredibly guilty. Yet, I don't drag myself to church....even to "shop."
So as part of RESOLUTION for 2013, I am going to begin my search for a church home. I need the spirituality, fellowship and commitment that I get from having a church home. I'm hopeful. We need this to strengthen our relationship with God and each other. We have to find a place where we feel welcomed and a part of the bigger community of Lutherans.
So, Sunday we'll try on a new church. God help us, LOL.
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