As I stood, dressed in my Church clothes, putting my wedding band--a sacramental--on my ring finger, I realize how much I don't want to go to St. Paul's. It's not just a summer break anymore. It's not just that Cindy works most Sundays. I don't want to be there anymore. Sure, as Cindy points out, there are lots of folks I like that will be there. I think to myself that, God didn't do these things to me and say these things and change the Church and make it political, people did. So, off I go. Please God, let the homily not be about gun control or the merits of welfare or how evil men are or the pros of Western cultural suicide or Gaia worship.
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P.S. Fr. Daniel is actually very good; I have to give him his due. He keeps politics out of sermons, and I can't say enough about how refreshing that is.
ReplyDeleteP.P.S. I can't wear my wedding band at work; and as a result of this, I don't wear it most days. I should be wearing it all the time; but, as it is a sacramental, it seems fitting to wear it to Church. An old Lutheran once told me that marriage isn't just between husband and wife; it's a three person relationship with/including God. That's what makes it a sacrament and what makes it work too. If you love God and yourself, most relationships will work actually.
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