Last night, I was kind of bored and feeling sorry for myself because it was Saturday night and I couldn't afford to go out. I decided to call my old roommate, who now lives in CA, and catch up. We were on the phone for more than an hour and a half. It was so good to talk to her! I got to talk to her toddler, too. She got on the phone and I felt silly that she wasn't talking, but apparently she was nodding at everything I said and blowing kisses at me. It was just so good to talk to someone that I have so much history with. We went through a lot together, and it's so nice to hear how happy she is. She also had some reassuring things to say to me, so I was definitely uplifted after talking to her.
Then, I had another great experience this morning. I think I've found a new church! I went to Resurrection Lutheran Church in Lakeview (http://www.rlclakeview.org/). It was smaller than I expected (I'm used to going to bigger churches), but everyone seemed really nice and I really enjoyed the worship. They are also very welcoming of gay people and don't think it's a sin, so that's the big selling point for me. Not that I'm a lesbian; I just really feel strongly about people being excluded from church because of the way they were born. I am glad that ELCA has such liberal views. My only issue is that there is no contemporary service. I got so spoiled by the music at Willow Creek. But I guess I can always go out to Willow for Wednesday night services. I think the most important thing right now is for me to get settled into a church since I've been "homeless" for a few years now.
Then, I had another great experience this morning. I think I've found a new church! I went to Resurrection Lutheran Church in Lakeview (http://www.rlclakeview.org/). It was smaller than I expected (I'm used to going to bigger churches), but everyone seemed really nice and I really enjoyed the worship. They are also very welcoming of gay people and don't think it's a sin, so that's the big selling point for me. Not that I'm a lesbian; I just really feel strongly about people being excluded from church because of the way they were born. I am glad that ELCA has such liberal views. My only issue is that there is no contemporary service. I got so spoiled by the music at Willow Creek. But I guess I can always go out to Willow for Wednesday night services. I think the most important thing right now is for me to get settled into a church since I've been "homeless" for a few years now.
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