Religious Journeying: Attempts at a Connection

I went to Church this past Sunday with a friend. The music was the best part. They had a live band that was decent and because of my history in Church music, I knew all the songs they did.

The sermon was okay. He talked about co-text (the actual words in the Bible) versus context (the environment in which words are said) in the Bible, but he didn't really talk about context. He just talked about co-text while describing it as context. He did lots of loud yelling into his microphone although the sanctuary was very small. It made me very uncomfortable. It didn't help, either, that he did lots of arm motions (which wasn't a problem), and whenever he moved my eyes saw his arms lagging behind in one large streak across my vision (that's the problem). It was really distracting. Not sure what was going on there.

My friend and I were talking the night before about Church things and she suggested that I get some physical things to help me feel connected to God. I thought that was an excellent idea, and have since reached out to my mom for my Bible and the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin, both of which I left at home when I went to college. I also bought a brown scapular with an image of Our Lady of Lourdes on it.  I have felt a special bond with Mary since my teenage years, and want to lean on her now as I attempt to slowly transition back into some form of Christianity. I have a Rosary that another friend of mine gave me.

I don't know what the future holds for me in this regard. I guess we will see.

Published Updates: More Articles!

So, school has started, so I've been pretty busy with work and classwork. Mostly work, to be completely honest.

However, since the last time I updated you all, I have published 2 more articles!

One of this articles can be found here and is about personally living with a schizo-spectrum disorder.

The second one can be found here and is a letter written for all of us college students that won't finish in the four year standard.

I have a third one that will be published next week sometime, so I'll post that one here, too, once it goes live.

I'll have some much appreciated free time this weekend, so expect some writing from me here!

When You Feel More Refreshed After An Afternoon of Lecture than You Do First Thing in the Morning

Nice weather permits nice feelings.
The walk home from orientation was much nicer than the walk to orientation.
Not as hot, not as sweaty, not as irritable, not as nervous.
The Wailin' Jennys turned up, but not so loud as to be blaring or as to totally tune out the passing cars.
Wind through hair, a minimal layer of sweat.
Good feelings.
In a word.....peace?
Perhaps.