Church

Posted on Sunday, December 19, 2010 · 5,665 Comments 

Today we went to church for the first time in Temecula. As with a lot of things with this adventure, we researched a lot and thought we’d try Rancho Community as it seemed most like our church in Edmonton. Even though Phil had a rough morning, I was really excited about going to a new church and beginning a new chapter in our walk with God there. As we drove, I started to feel really nervous. We had been at WECA for 20 years each and had connected with so many people there that it truly was our church “family”. There are people at WECA that I considered brothers, sisters and even 2nd parents and I was excited to begin new friendships and I kind of thought we would walk in and it would all be the same.

As the worship started, I began to cry. I felt so alone. The reality of moving away hit me at that moment and going to a place that usually helped me feel connected, suddenly made me feel the opposite. A few times I’ve seen someone here who reminds me of someone in Edmonton and I found myself seeing a few “familiar” faces at church this morning: The drummer looked like Rob Given about 30 years ago (I’ve only known him for about 15 years so I’m imagining), and the tall bald guy looked like…you guessed it, Per Lidman. Although I didn’t see her at church, I could have sworn it was Dianne Eklund at the gas station a couple days before.

I finally stopped crying and the rest of the service was great. A really excellent message and the worship was really great, too, even though I cried through it. This experience really gave me an appreciation for what a new person experiences in church. It must take so much courage for someone to go to church for the first time. I’ve been in the church for years and it was that hard for me, I can’t imagine how difficult it would be for someone who doesn’t go to church to walk through those doors. I’m glad I have this new perspective.

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