Seeking God Knows What

T and I attended church twice yesterday and spent the morning celebrating Christ’s resurrection in two very different ways.

The first service was at the church we have been attending, contemporary and uplifting.
The second service was at my parents’ church (where we used to attend), traditional and joyful.

I left the first service with a renewed sense of hope in my life and really discovering what the resurrection means. I have to admit we missed the video they showed at the beginning as Widget thought otherwise about getting dressed, although a small part of me is relieved because it was apparently a reflection of a family who lost a son the year before at Easter, or shortly after Easter. Those we talked to said it was a very powerful message, so I am sorry to have missed it.

The second service, other than a sense of thanksgiving and love from being with my family, did not do a ton for me spiritually. I did enjoy singing the traditional Easter hymns (”Christ the Lord is Risen Today!” “The Strife is O’er”). I have a great nostalgia for good hymns, and was slightly sad that we did not sing “Lift High the Cross” I love the chorus of that hymn: “Lift high the cross, the Son of God proclaim! Til all the World adores His sacred name.” They don’t have to be played by an organ or piano, even the contemporary versions with the traditional melody and words fill me with intense feeling. I guess you could say those hymns give me a “rush”!

It was good to go back to Zion and to visit but it no longer feels like my church home. When I need a boost of church hymns and traditionalness, I know where to go. Now, if only I could find a way to “convince” our new church that celebrating the church year IS important, I’d be all set