Date: 22 May 2011 15:12:19
Since I was on a roll after yesterday's delightful and successful attempt at meeting new people (something I've been almost phobic about for a while now) I decided to grasp the nettle firmly, and take myself off to a new church. For, it is patently obvious, after 18 months of trying and now dreading Sundays, it just isn't going to work where I've been going. There is no blame or fault attached anywhere, it's just not right.
So, after careful thought, and consideration, I took myself along to a church I've been looking at for a while, as I've gone past on the bus. It's just finished a rebuild, and I was interested to see how it was going to work anyway. (Plain nosy, me!) It's not going to be fair to make any detailed comment on today, as it was an unusual day anyway, but the gentle, unfussy welcome, without any pressure to do anything other than take part in the simple, well done service was exactly what I needed. It was also the kind of mixed congregation I've fitted into well in the past. A glorious muddle of all God's people. So, I will go again over the next few weeks, and see how it is on some more normal Sundays.
More importantly, I came out of church feeling happy, and not stressed.