A New Spiritual Practice
It is hard to believe it has been almost three months since I last wrote. So much has happened, but I logged on today to write about a new spiritual discipline I am beginning this morning. Church started 15 minutes ago, and I am not there. I decided this weekend to leave the church, at least for now. The reasons are best explained in the letter I sent the open and affirming committee of the church, which I have included below this post. It has been a wonderful couple months. My spiritual practices have begun to feel more natural. My depression has lifted. I have begun exploring adoption and will complete my 20 hours of training, which is the first step of the process, next weekend. But at church, things have gotten more challenging, and I began to realize it did not make much sense to continue to be an active part of the church. Since making this decision, I meditated for awhile on a good spiritual practice I could use on Sunday mornings, not to replace church exactly, but to focus my ...