My husband and I go to a Lutheran church now. We went to a lot of different churches and gleaned many good things from each one , like friends that don’t go away.
I was raised Catholic but then stopped going to church for about 10 year,. because I couldn’t be bothered with that nonsense . But then I did start going and I started looking for a fit I tried Presbyterian ( by far the longest time) but my husband and I also went to A Foursquare , a Vineyard, a Community, and for a short time a Pentecostal type , oh and a Calvery,
so we do have a broad experience of some that are out there.
Now we go to a Lutheran church and we have found the missing link.
I don’t know why Protestants had to throw out all the beautiful things that make church church. They might have thought they were phony somehow but I don’t have that experience
The candles lit ceremonially , the fresh flowers each week , the chanting all the beautiful words , the pews carved and gleaming , the giant cross and all the elaborate altar cloths.
the beautiful vestments, the incense , even the gleaming chalice communion cup shared ,
it’s all so lovely. All this beauty helps me remember where I am.
We went to a church in Odessa to go to a meeting. It is built up on a hill overlooking the town below. Every window has a beautiful view of the sky and the town. The interior walls have large windows too so you can see through the whole church . , The altar had I’d say at least a thirty foot rise to the top of the ceiling.
The acoustics were perfect , natural light shone in onto the sanctuary .
the carpeting was a gorgeous teal color and it matched the grape vine mosaic that ran the whole cross length that climbed up to the ceiling so high that you had to look way up to see the top .
I think people raised in the Lutheran church are used to this and maybe don’t appreciate it as much as a newcomer like me . Or maybe they do but its just become part of them ,
I hope the beautiful becomes part of me so that it will leak out and spill over.