Posted by floatingbridge on June 12, 2011, at 21:24:41
In reply to Re: Lou's request-continued » Lou Pilder, posted by hyperfocus on June 12, 2011, at 20:53:21
hp, do you go to a church? If so, what type?
The questions, well, here they are.
I've been listening to a recording artist, Sufjan Stevens. One song that I love says, "I'm not afraid to die, to be you, to see you. I'm not afraid to die, at last."
I don't know what happens when people die. I don't believe in a heaven that I was raised with. That would be a place. I don't even believe in an all inclusive place. I have no idea what happens when we die.
Do people like myself have to remain churchless, faithless? Can one read, as hp has done, and believe in mystery?
Is there a place for that type of inquiry and belief and absolute thirst for...?
Is there some kind of radical Christianity that will allow such ongoing inquiry?
I cannot attend a church or congregation if I am expected to believe in heaven or even one door.
But I am so thirsty.
Does anyone understand what I am talking about?
* and whoever gazes at the stars will never again be quite alone...
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