ok, so today was good day. i woke up, got ready, and left for my drum lessons. after that, my dad and i rushed to a church 45 minuets away, the only thing is, the mass started in 30...
we were going for my cousins first communion. we had to pull over for me to put my dress shirt/tie on, so needless to day, we were a little late, but as my dad says, %90 of life is just showing up, not necessarily at the start =P
so it took us 5 minuets to figure out that we were in trying to get into the chapel, not the church... were not the brightest family haha. then we found the church and snuck in to the kids balcony. i call it the kids because it where you go when you have a baby and they start crying because its boxed in. we spend the whole mass up there. i wasent going to go to communion, but my dad told me to that way the family could see i was there. i dont really like going up for communion. it makes me feel like im disrespecting the priest and all the other catholics there because im not catholic, and dont share there core beliefs.
well ill skip to the end of mass. it was over and we had picture time, which i hate. im not photogenic at all.
then we headed back to my cousins house for a little partyish thing. it was cool. i got to see my other cousins which i dont see much. it was just a nice time seeing all my older and younger cousins. good day =) Peace!!!
PS my cousin made some awkward comments for me. he dosent know im gay, but he told me his friends figured somthing out. i asked what and he said, if they call a cigaret a fag in England, then it would be politically correct to bind a bunch of fags together and light them on fire... shit. that was an awkward silence.
And So It Goes (2014)
9 years ago
3 comments:
I have to say that this is your best post yet, kid... I started out laughing with the whole rush to get to the church on time; then, I was nodding in agreement and understanding when you enlightened me to your reasons for not going to Communion and your disagreement with the church; and then I found myself with a little tear in my eye, over the comment of your cousin...
You know, I agree with you completely, on the utter stupidity and backwardness of the church's handling of the gay issue, here on earth... I should note, however, that this abhorrent interpretation of Christ's message, is incorrect and scandalous because it is so incorrect...
You, and I, do not feel comfortable (indeed, feel hypocritical), sharing Communion ( an act of solidarity) with the same people that feel free to call us 'fags' or whatever, under the false security and misinterpretation of an Old Testament passage that they have been taught to believe is the message of our Creator....
I COMPLETELY understand...
However, I also think, kid, that you are throwing out the baby with the bathwater, by allowing these misguided people to steal away from you any connection that you have with God... They are, in a sense, achieving an evil victory over you, by getting you to concede that which, only you, can concede...
Eventually, the church on earth, (under the PROPER leadership- NO, not Benedict!!) will recognize their sin (yes, this is a sin- against God, and His children), and will reverse this teaching... I will go even further... I believe that the current crisis in the church is a necessary, God driven crisis, designed to create a cauldron in which these concepts will be forged, and the subsequent dogma will correct the injustice that has been visited on the gay believers of His church... In other words, I believe that this is all part of His plan...
I also know that you have been shaken to your core, to have been abused by the message of these misguided people, and want NO part of them... I understand... But, try not to allow them, or society, to steal from you, that which can be of great comfort and understanding in your life... You have a birthright to this comfort, and should allow NO man to steal it from you...
Your cousin is a misguided dick... lol luv, tman<3hugs2
thanks Tman =)
im glad to hear that atleast one person understands, and im not crazy. also, thats not the only reason im not Catholic, i still dont believe in God, but i still respect people who do if that makes sense.
and yes, my cousin is misguided, but theres still a little good in him haha Peace!!!!!
You, crazy? Not at all! But realize that every religion out there tends to over-interpret. I've been very religious in my life, but over the years have drawn away from "organized religion" mostly due to their hypocrisy in shunning one group or another while espousing "love for all".
Jay
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