Let it SNOW YES!
Ok I'm so happy winter is here early this year. Yes I know you all think I'm insane, yet I have new ski boots and my skis are already tuned up and I'm raring to go!
Christmas ahh Christmas, just fround out this morning my parents want me at the farm for ther annual Christmas Eve service at their church. Now let me explain, I love my family yet can stand their church. All night it is so painful to be there, but then again it is only an hour; ONLY an hour. Yet that hour feels like I'm in a void of time that will never end. Then only saving grace of the night is when the turn all the lights out and light candles and sing Silent Night. Then and ONLY then do I close my eyes and try to imagine the idea of worshiping at that moment. I don't doubt some at the church truly worship God. Yet it pains me to know so much more and that they aren't willing to experience so much more of God. Every year is the same, oh no wait except the year when I was at SOM, I think I manifested that night and at least freaked out two rows of people. Most of time I want to stand up in the middle of the service and shout about the Holy Spirit. I usually grab the pew in front of me tight fisted in agony.
One year my mom asked the minister if I could "share" some songs on Christmas day. Well it was important to my mom so I did it. If you want to know how that ended ask me some time, needless to say I can make this a good vow I will never do that again. Maybe one day she'll if I could preach there, now that I could do! Just imagine that!
Well so much for the memories! Later Mel
posted by Mel J @ 2:37 PM
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HI Mel,
I know what you mean. I usually go to the midnight service (it's at 11 pm) on Christmas eve at the High Anglican church she dragged me to when I was little. I never realized in all the years of dragging that Christianity was about Jesus! A pivotal part to miss if you ask me.
I like the singing simply because they have a nice choir and last year I decided I can worship here just like anywhere else so among the over dressed in pearls and so forth I raised my hands and just thought "screw it I am going to worship!" A very spiritual thought I think you will agree!
So anyway I feel for you!
:-)
It's amazing how many of us have those memories, and are sometimes still forced to live thrugh new ones!
When I was little, it was the nativity scene every Christmas Eve, don't get me wrong the nativity is most definitely important, but can we put a twist on it or something??? A modern day nativity??? Possibly a new way of telling it??? I mean think of all the talent and creativity in this world going to waste because the religious people of the church won't have anything "new" - I don't know where that rant came from . . . trauma that I sub-conciously burried, resurfacing???
Nah!
Love ya!
Heck Yes Let it SNOW!!! I love snow! the cold wind ticks me off though, but the snow rocks!! I hope I still remember how to snow board, yikes. the first time out alway makes me nervous, hahahaah.
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