U2 Eucharist

I went to church today! Wow...I know. My friend Olivia regularly attends a local church and is always talking about how much she loves it. Recently she asked me to come with her to a special service where U2 songs would be sung. I wasn't exactly sure how that was going to work, but I was interested. I knew we didn't have to be there until 11 am, so it had that going for it. I live for my weekends and sleeping in.

I have to say I really enjoyed myself. The pastor, Trey, was a very effective speaker...something I'm not really used too. Growing up as a Roman Catholic, I am used to standing, sitting, and speaking, all in unison. I'd zone out during the readings, and would only kind of pay attention during the sermon. I'd get lost during the whole thing, probably because the church was huge and lacked an intimate feel. So it was cool to experience something a bit different. It got me thinking about how I'd like to sort of revisit my church roots. There's this beautiful Catholic church by my house that I've always wanted to go into. It would be nice one weekend to attend a mass...I'd like to see if I might get more out of it, now that I'm older. I'd also like to go back to Olivia's church to see what a normal service is like. Her friend Carolyn meet us at church and was a visitor as well. She's Jewish, but thought she'd check out the service. Sometime I'd like to go to Temple, to see what that's all about too. Hey, why not?

So...I guess this is something I'd like to explore and I'm happy I got the chance today to pause and think about it. Is faith something I'd feel comfortable sharing with a group of people? Or do I want to continue to hold it close to me? I don't know yet, but I'm open to think about it.