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The Little Voice
In early September, when I saw that the next Inner Voice theme was “Community.” I thought maybe next time there would be a topic I wanted to write about. I felt I didn’t really have anything to say about the Church Community; I go to Sunday Services once in a great while and take a class or workshop now and then, but I’m no longer deeply involved.
As September passed, a little voice within started to chatter in my head: saying that, by my actions, I was giving to the Church-that I am an actively participating member of the Church Community.
I’ve been doing more: more readings-often passing along information about how to ground. “Owning and using what you’ve learned,” my little voice said, “Gives back to the Church.” A friend called to “just talk;” we laughed a lot; and managed to heal ourselves and each other as we talked. “Supporting other Church members,” said the nag in my head, “Gives to the Church.” My friend, more “involved” in the Church than I, told me the Church was in a big transition growth period. As I was sending the Church a big Rose Healing, the comment, “Healing the Church, even from a distance, is certainly giving to it!” popped into my head.
Then, I got Doc’s letter to all Church Members. I have always acknowledged, in my own mind, the security I feel knowing the Church is there. I feel safe, knowing should I ever get stuck, out in this wide world on my own, that I have a place to call for help. Having the support of a community, no matter how far physically distant, has given me the security I felt I needed to do many things I otherwise probably would never have attempted. It is time now to pull together and draw strength from each other. I will probably still only come to Sunday Service when I’m close to Church already taking a class or workshop now and then to keep current. However, I will also continue to give all I can from a distance and validate my membership in the Community which is our Church. All this because, as my inner voice said in a parting shot, “When you validate your membership in something, you give it strength.”
