faith stories...part two
So on Sunday, I wrote about when I first really encountered God. The next "conversion" on the list was conversion to the church. Basically, it just means when, if ever, you decided that church was a good thing and something you should be a part of. (Keep in mind, this was a list of conversions given to ministry students in seminary, so likely they thought church was somewhat of a good thing).
It's taken me a while to think of when in life I decided that church was somewhat of a good thing. I definitely went through an anti church phase when I was a teenager, and yet I was a faithful attender, even when I had the choice. I think really though, I decided church was a good thing when I was in my second year of university. I started going to Knox Presbyterian Church in Selkirk, and I felt accepted there for who I was not who my parents were. I had friends going to that church and I really liked the minister aka Matt. I fell deeper in love which church (if one can say that) after I started attending Weetamah. Weetamah was an extremely supportive community for me and I worked through some really deep emotional and spiritual stuff during the time I was there. It definitely was a huge part of me appreciating the church as one of God's ways of working on earth.
And then of course, there's Trinity. Quite simply put, I love Trinity. Of course there are many frustrating things about it as there are with any church, but it still has really helped me in my understanding and acceptance of church. Trinity is like no other church I've ever been to, and trust me, I've been to many. There is something special about it. Maybe it's the newness of it, or the enthusiasm, but I think the most important thing is that people love God and love each other, and that's just a really powerful thing.
In other news, I was so tired today that I slept for an hour after dinner. I wouldn't have woken up, except that Mel called. It's probably good she called. She came over and we made a chocolate cake. Practicum was good this week. We had a halloween party for the clients today. I dressed up as a princess. I work tomorrow, and Friday is class and street ministry but I have a basically FREE weekend to do homework. I'm quite excited.
It's taken me a while to think of when in life I decided that church was somewhat of a good thing. I definitely went through an anti church phase when I was a teenager, and yet I was a faithful attender, even when I had the choice. I think really though, I decided church was a good thing when I was in my second year of university. I started going to Knox Presbyterian Church in Selkirk, and I felt accepted there for who I was not who my parents were. I had friends going to that church and I really liked the minister aka Matt. I fell deeper in love which church (if one can say that) after I started attending Weetamah. Weetamah was an extremely supportive community for me and I worked through some really deep emotional and spiritual stuff during the time I was there. It definitely was a huge part of me appreciating the church as one of God's ways of working on earth.
And then of course, there's Trinity. Quite simply put, I love Trinity. Of course there are many frustrating things about it as there are with any church, but it still has really helped me in my understanding and acceptance of church. Trinity is like no other church I've ever been to, and trust me, I've been to many. There is something special about it. Maybe it's the newness of it, or the enthusiasm, but I think the most important thing is that people love God and love each other, and that's just a really powerful thing.
In other news, I was so tired today that I slept for an hour after dinner. I wouldn't have woken up, except that Mel called. It's probably good she called. She came over and we made a chocolate cake. Practicum was good this week. We had a halloween party for the clients today. I dressed up as a princess. I work tomorrow, and Friday is class and street ministry but I have a basically FREE weekend to do homework. I'm quite excited.