I'm probably alone in this, but mine is somewhat nostalgic. We had kindly priests and brothers in my parish, and children's services included magic tricks, games, singing, costumes, etc. We only went to main Sunday services about once a month or less, because my mom had an injury that made the hard pews torturous, so I kind of enjoyed the ritual of services, the canned responses and songs were soothing to me.
It's odd, I harbor no lingering belief, and have even become a touch anti-theistic, but my personal experience with church was quite positive. I do have resentment that I was not given real tools to deal with grief and difficult times, but that is separate from my actual church experiences.
It's odd, I harbor no lingering belief, and have even become a touch anti-theistic, but my personal experience with church was quite positive. I do have resentment that I was not given real tools to deal with grief and difficult times, but that is separate from my actual church experiences.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
