Thursday Theology

I started a post yesterday but never finished it. It seemed silly to post a Wednesday Wisdom post that didn't offer any wisdom. Some days are just like that. Some days you just do what you can to make it through the day. It wasn't like I was depressed or down or anything. I just wasn't feeling particularly motivated nor wise. But that was yesterday and I did manage to mow the yard (not the field) and get a few other things done. 
Volunteer chaplains meeting today and since it's April 10, I think I'll do taxes this afternoon/evening!

Along the lines of Thursday Theology...
I have had a couple of recent conversations about church with people. While there seems to be plenty of people that have gone through some type of deconstruction of their faith, there doesn't seem to be plenty of churches to accommodate them. It is difficult to have the worship that many desire without the religion that most of us have left behind.

While I do miss some of the worship experience that I have had in churches or church settings, I am doing quite well without the religion and rule of church. I accept that I am pretty much a heretic as far as most of my former "brothers and sisters" are concerned. 
It's in the mid 50s (8c) this morning. The birds are particularly vocal. I can hear a distant rooster crowing. Although shorts and a short sleeved shirt are a little cool for sitting outside, the sun feels warm and I feel connected to nature and to the Creator. 

I do fondly remember the feelings generated by corporate worship. I do miss the experience of shared spiritual celebrations. But I really don't think I would trade what I have this morning to go back to that. 
I have become more sensitive to the energies around me and more connected to all things through private meditation and contemplation than I ever was through religion. I think that I would rather help people find what I have now than what I had then; I'm just not certain how I can go about doing that. 
To be completely honest, I'm not sure that I need to be doing that. Perhaps this is a journey that each person must make on their own. Seeking help and receiving it is very different from offering help and guidance where it isn't always welcomed. The latter sounds a bit like religion. 

I hope you are able to enjoy the energy of the earth today. 
I hope you are able to share your spirit with someone today.
Sing your songs.
Do your kind deeds.
Be love in a world that desperately needs to be loved.

John