So today was the big day...time to start looking for a new church. I was not looking forward to the task. I hate the awkward, uncomfortable feeling of sitting in a church where I know no one, especially when the pastor asks you to stand and greet those around you. I knew that I had to go though because we are not meant to be alone as Christians and I need to find a new community to connect to in order to grow and serve. So the alarm sounded this morning and I knew it was time to start this new journey...
Thankfully I didn't have to go alone! One of my friends is in the same boat that I am so we joined forces and decided to attend a church together this morning. We picked a church that we had heard good things about and had wanted to check out. It was weird walking into a new place and not knowing what was going on...frankly it was weird to even be sitting in a service as I haven't done that in months because I was working with the children. Who was the first person other than the greeter at the door to talk to us? The head pastor himself! That's impressive! Three different people stood in front of the church and talked about (with tears in their eyes) how important it is to work with the children and invest in them now! Amen!! It was smaller and much different than our other church but it was nice.
Anyway, you don't need a play by play...overall it was a great experience. Am I ready to call it home? No but it was a much-needed, refreshing change for the day and an encouraging start to this "hunt" for a new church. We'll see what next week brings...
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