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Author Topic: When You Don’t Want to Go to Church  (Read 1039 times)
Janet Easson Martin
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« on: February 11, 2024, 08:23:07 pm »


Really really good blog post! Here are some short excerpts:


You don’t want to go to church and you’re not sure how to move forward. … Maybe you don’t know where or who to turn to. It’s possible that you’re still holding on by a thread, still attending, and just biding your time. To you, I want to say: it’s okay. …

In paraphrasing Jesus’ words in Matthew 11, Eugene Peterson writes, “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. …” … Jesus is calling to us. He is inviting us into a new way of living that doesn’t permit shame or allow for obligation. He’s well aware that we calculate holiness and righteousness with make-believe checklists. …

But it is with compassion and wisdom that Jesus beseeches us to come. Not to church. Not to a building. Not to a sermon. Not to a worship set. [/b]But to himself.[/b] It is here, with him, that we can rest for as long as we need, without an ounce of retribution or misunderstanding. … He comes up into our mess and leans in. Tenderness cannot occur at a distance. …




When You Don’t Want to Go to Church
- Tabitha Panariso

https://hosannarevival.blog/when-you-dont-want-to-go-to-church/


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