Ok so here's the thing, I've always been about Jesus Christ and the saints and the bible. That stuff always interested me in a very real way. If I had been brought up in a household where the parents cared about spiritual things I would have probably run with it, but I wasn't. I wasn't brought up with people who "practiced." Like we all are Catholic and yet none of us were in the real sense of the word.
This left me free to explore every religion and every spiritual path. I respect just about everything because just about everything is founded on the same good principles: be kind to others, be quicker to forgive then to take offence, do things that show you are listening and that you care, remember that you are not the center of the world, and what you do now will have reactions and ripple effects.
However for the first time in my life I've been going to church service, with these missionary boys that I met, and we are friends. I had no intention of "joining" anything, merely sharing in a churchly service with new friends, showing that I am their friend by showing up and learning a thing or two about what they are teaching in the world. I've gone to three consecutive services now and tomorrow will be the 4th, the effect this is having on me is to cut all the new age bullshit out and keep the Jesus Christ and saints part.
Unity is very neutral which is fine. Claiming Jesus Christ is more...something. I'm going to continue to do readings but they will be from my Christ decks, certain angel decks, and saints decks. I'm going to change my spiritual counseling to more of a spiritual life coaching with prayer and Christ.
So it's not so much a change in direction, more like a refining of what I was doing all along.
And this is really what I want to say: I'm pro Jesus Christ. But I'm also pro "you working with what works for you" so please know that me being for something doesn't mean I'm against anything at the same time. Jesus Christ just really works for me.
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