"indescribable"
How I did it: I was raised a catholic, but years ago i started to question my faith. two or so years ago i set this as a goal - to find my religion, and came up with unitarian universalist. I set the goal as completed it and felt great for a few months, but the feeling soon faded and I felt lost again.
So, I set the goal again, and I wont go into it, but after reading a few books, evaluating what i believed in and what made me comfortable and feel safe, I'm back to being catholic, and this time I know it'll stick! It was a long journey, but I finally feel that this is where I belong. I'm not saying I agree with everything in the faith, and that I don't still question some of the beliefs, but essentially, this is where I'm happiest.
Lessons & tips: Take your time, and even if you found a religion that seems to match what you believe, if it doesn't make you feel secure and peaceful, it's not right. Being a religion doesnt mean you have to agree with everything blindly, but it does need to hold your core beliefs and make you happy.
Resources: A book series which starts with the book 'Left Behind'. It's mainly fictional but does work to what the bible says about the rapture. Another book 'How it works' is one of my favourites of all time, and approaches the matter of angels but in a very modern way, following a teenager who deals drugs, visits a prostitute and then has his life saved by 'Jay Brill' (Gabriel?), a man who disappears soon after. I also read some bible quotes, and realised that when I was reading the bible, that's where I felt inspired and watched over - and happy!
Oct 05, 2008, 06:39AM PDT
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