The Next Step

[poliphilo]

The next step is to find a church to belong to.

There's one just up the road

But it isn't medieval. The nearest medieval church is in Ashton. Mmmm- the legend of St Helena in glorious, 15th century , stained glass.

Remember what the Archbishop said in his New Year Address to the Nation; the church isn't buildings, it's people.

You mean old Beardy, the Welsh Windbag?

Calling him names is childish- and doesn't affect his argument.

But that's the other thing; I don't like people. And Christians are the worst of all

How so?

Oh, you know.  Do I really have to spell it out? They're all hypocrites-  and misogynists- and homophobes- and racists. And they go on about Jesus all the time. *Shudders*. You can laugh at me wanting to worship in an ancient building, but it's a deep, spiritual thing- I want to commune with the ancestors.

And the ancestors weren't entirely as ghastly as people today? Ask your friend, the medieval peasant, for his opinion of bougeres and women priests.  Think of the present generation as the ancestors of tomorrow.

Oh, very clever. * Claps ironically.*  But you just don't understand...

Comments

[sculptruth.livejournal.com]

A spiritual journey of any kind is so delightfully personal, I don't understand the value judgment others might have. Besides, I never felt the presence of holy (in the sense I understand the word) until I stood in a vast and ancient cathedral; the vaulted sky rising so far above me I felt dizzy.

I hope you find one!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

I'm not entirely sure why I'm looking, but it seems as though it's being asked of me.

Time to get involved with people, perhaps.