...maybe after living in China for 7 years and being restricted from using 'Christian words' and now being able to really freely worship with soooo many churches to choose from - this could be one reason
...or maybe because it's been such a long time from hearing really good messages in person. I often listened to chapel messages from my alma-mater or other preachers on podcasts. There's something about hearing from someone in person that has studied and it's their job to communicate truth
...or worshipping with incredible music - full bands and a choir
...or maybe the music brings back memories from my time overseas.
...or it could be because I look so American but feel so different inside that it's hard to find a "church" family to fit in with
So far this summer I've been able to keep the tears in. Today, however, they couldn't be stopped. The church I've been going to took a Sunday to highlight some of the community and overseas ministries that have been taking place recently.
- One young girl was baptized and I couldn't help but think about when I was baptized in the Pacific Ocean.
- A slide show highlighted ministries going on to help Haitian earthquake victims - and after our 8.0 Sichuan, China earthquake - this of course brought back many painful memories- Then the song at the end of the sermon talked about God being Mighty to Save...this was the theme of the trip we took our 11th -12th grade students on a trip to Tibet where we saw people that start in their hometown and literally prostrate themselves all the way to Lhasa. They prostrate themselves by taking 3 steps and then gliding their hands and body to the ground so their foreheads touch (you can see an indent)...and Tibet is at an extremely high altitude with many mountains.
There's so much to process...I think I could write a book.
For now I'll leave it at this post.
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