*OLD THREAD*: Submitting Questions for "In the Now - Q&A with Carla L. Rueckert"

[Jeremy]

Shin'Ar,

I'm not sure how much this will help but I'm reading the wanderers handbook and Carla touches on a part of this.

I would like to comment on a salient point for those who are Christian wanderers: the group worship aspect. When a church body gathers for worship services, as those of Q'uo noted, the congregation includes very devout people and also those who really could not care less about Jesus or religion, and are at church either because it is what is done, or because of business or social reasons. I have long accepted that I do not need to know who is who. I only need to enter wholeheartedly into worship myself, trusting in the faithful few who are worshiping with me. This concept has been the key to my enduring within the confines of the Christian religion, as practiced by my parish. It helps me in this endeavor that the Episcopal service remains the same, from year to year, decade to decade. The sacred words, the liturgy, flow through my being as familiar and welcomed essence, full of comfort and strength. I can sit in my little seat and drink in, with these dear words of the Eucharist, the very heart of the love of Jesus Christ, my love for Him and closeness to Him, and deep connection with things of the Holy Spirit. I find great aid in the preaching, the music and the discipline of the church year with its seasons of fast and feasting. So this is just where I need to be. I never proselytize. I have perfect faith that each seeker reading this will be working on his own spiritual expression in his own time and way. If anyone wishes to correspond with me about seeking Jesus or becoming a Christian, please feel free to write me