I have recently found that the views I adopted during my lack of faith still have a presence in my life. My former bitterness towards the Christian Church as a whole had somehow morphed itself into a lack of respect for the importance of denominations of faith and the different types of churches within those denominations.
I used to think that denominations divided the church. Now I feel that they bring similar believers together.
In order to support this view, I want to learn more about the body of Christ as a whole. I want to learn about what makes up different belief systems and denominations of Christian faith. I am a strong advocate of the philosophy of learning by doing, so I am going to go about doing this by setting up meetings with church leaders and pastors as well as by attending church services. I will take note of the structure of services, doctrines, statements of faith, methods of worship, etc. I'll pose questions and reflect on everything I learn. The purpose of this journal is to share my experiences through this unique, crucial journey and to have a place where I can keep a personal record of my experiences. Ultimately, I want to construct my personal statement of faith.
"Jesus teaches us another way: Go out. Go out and share your testimony, go out and interact with your brothers, go out and share, go out and ask. Become the Word in body as well as spirit."
-Pope Francis
Take Care,
Daniel
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