Comments on: Digging God and Marcelo http://www.shannonrigney.com/2010/01/12/digging-god-and-marcelo/ sometimes it takes a while Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:51:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: shannon http://www.shannonrigney.com/2010/01/12/digging-god-and-marcelo/comment-page-1/#comment-82 shannon Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:15:56 +0000 http://www.shannonrigney.com/?p=255#comment-82 Justin, thanks for the support, the comments, and, especially, the readership. You're great. Also thank you for referring to God as "her." I like how you put that: living your faith. I agree that proselytizing is not a necessary part of faith, nor is even discussing religion. However, I do want to feel that my life authentically reflects my beliefs, to feel, as you do, that I'm living what I believe. And, to you, Chris. You're right. When we were standing in that church, and promising God that we would love and cherish each other, I should have told you that I actually BELIEVE in God. Justin, thanks for the support, the comments, and, especially, the readership. You’re great.

Also thank you for referring to God as “her.”

I like how you put that: living your faith. I agree that proselytizing is not a necessary part of faith, nor is even discussing religion. However, I do want to feel that my life authentically reflects my beliefs, to feel, as you do, that I’m living what I believe.

And, to you, Chris. You’re right. When we were standing in that church, and promising God that we would love and cherish each other, I should have told you that I actually BELIEVE in God.

]]> By: Chris http://www.shannonrigney.com/2010/01/12/digging-god-and-marcelo/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Chris Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:21:29 +0000 http://www.shannonrigney.com/?p=255#comment-81 Wait, you're religious?! I wish you'd told me that before that warm evening in Lincoln Park, when I made certain commitments with 200 of our closest friends and family as witnesses... I knew all this reading would lead to no good. You should find a new, simpler vocation, like, say, punching. Wait, you’re religious?! I wish you’d told me that before that warm evening in Lincoln Park, when I made certain commitments with 200 of our closest friends and family as witnesses…

I knew all this reading would lead to no good. You should find a new, simpler vocation, like, say, punching.

]]> By: Justin http://www.shannonrigney.com/2010/01/12/digging-god-and-marcelo/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Justin Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:13:51 +0000 http://www.shannonrigney.com/?p=255#comment-79 I'm leaving this reply first to assure you that I'm reading, but also to say that sometimes church is a really great refuge from this sort isolation. I've found that religion is often a search for answers more than a certainty in dogma. Believing in God is not necessarily synonymous with proselytizing. For me at least, accepting religion meant accepting my own uncertainty. Practising my faith means listening for God speaking to me from many different places. Going to church probably clarifies her voice more than anything else. In any case, you don't necessarily have to talk about God, or your beliefs, in order to pursue them. Sometimes listening is just as important. So while I don't discuss God amongst my friends, unless they ask, I still feel I'm living my faith, and my Sundays help me feel like part of a community, even if it's a quiet one. I’m leaving this reply first to assure you that I’m reading, but also to say that sometimes church is a really great refuge from this sort isolation. I’ve found that religion is often a search for answers more than a certainty in dogma. Believing in God is not necessarily synonymous with proselytizing. For me at least, accepting religion meant accepting my own uncertainty. Practising my faith means listening for God speaking to me from many different places. Going to church probably clarifies her voice more than anything else. In any case, you don’t necessarily have to talk about God, or your beliefs, in order to pursue them. Sometimes listening is just as important. So while I don’t discuss God amongst my friends, unless they ask, I still feel I’m living my faith, and my Sundays help me feel like part of a community, even if it’s a quiet one.

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