Sunday, July 4, 2010

Growing Up

There comes a point in your spiritual life, as in human life, where many come to question their origins and how they were raised.

Growing up, I idolized my father. In my eyes, he could do no wrong.

Growing up, I learned about God, went to private school, and studied all of the right answers to questions I had never had.

You, the reader, may relate to the devastation I went through as a young adult when I finally learned my father was NOT perfect.

I am going through the grief process of realizing my church, my religion, and Christianity in general is NOT perfect.

I pray that just as God has helped me into a healthy reconciliation with my father, he will guide me into a healthy reconciliation with my church, my religion, and Christianity. Because otherwise, I fear, I will be lost.