Gotta have faith
Like most people, I go through ups-and-downs in my spiritual journey. There are times when I am excited about being part of a church family, and there are periods when attending church doesn’t interest me in the least. I am now firmly entrenched in one of those low periods.
The thing is, I have good friends at church who worry when I don’t attend. Although I completely understand their concern, attending church simply doesn’t feel like an authentic expression of faith to me at this time. My lack of faith is so overwhelming and all-consuming that I feel like a total hypocrite when I mouth the prayers or sing along with the hymns.
So, I just don’t go. I sleep in on Sunday mornings and revel in my laziness. I meet my church friends for lunch or dinner on other days of the week, and catch up on church news through word of mouth or bulletins I receive in the mail.
Even though I feel like a big phony when I do occasionally attend services, I still miss it. It is nice to have a church that truly accepts me for who I am, and I know there aren’t many religious organizations in the area who would give me the same amount of respect. That has got to count for something.
As in the past, Honey keeps encouraging me to go. I bring up my lack of faith, and he says God would probably rather have the faithless in church just in case they come across something to believe in.
You can see why we are so perfectly matched.
Michael Jackson art
Aren’t these great? I stumbled across these paintings by Tu-Kwon Thomas online and instantly loved them! I’m thinking instead of being “Off the Wall,” these should be ON my wall. =)
London Bridge Tower: ‘The Shard’
I have been watching this skyscraper grow for quite some time, but only recently was I convinced of its beauty. This is one tower that looks much better in photographs than in artist’s renders.
When completed, this will not only be the tallest tower in the U.K., but also one of the tallest buildings in all of Europe.
‘They Don’t Care About Us (Acapella)’
I love the anger in his voice and the ad libs at the end.
Words with Friends
I just discovered Zynga’s Scrabble-inspired game this week, and I have been playing it ever since. So much fun! I even sprung for the ad-free version last night.
One of my coworkers actually said he was scared to play me, because he thought my vocabulary was more expansive than his. Apparently he thought wrong, because he wound up stomping me by almost 100 points.
I like that I can have multiple games going at the same time, and that I can request to play against a complete stranger. I also like the fact that I am currently ahead in three out of five games. =)
