Traditional Church Service

Today I went to church for the first time this year. It wasn't a special day other than Mother's Day and my mom didn't go with me. I am looking for a job and a friend told me to go to church. She made a lot of sense to me so I went to church. Another girl I know is going through a lot of struggles these days and she often suggests I go to church. When I woke up this morning I looked at different churches I have gone to in the past year when I went to several different churches.

Three churches made the list of which I wanted to go. The one I thought I wanted to go to was a Baptist church in Santa Clara. This church the people were the nicest when I went last year. I know a few of the people through my daughter. They saw me in the church and made me feel very comfortable and welcomed. I looked up the start time this morning and it was 10 and then I read more and I saw it was an hour and a half service and I wasn't sure I wanted to do that.

I then looked at the second church and it is a "mega-church" with a lot of people and gym and always fun activities. I liked many aspects of the church because I have opportunities to meet single women and stay busy with their activities. But, it doesn't feel like a church. It feels more like an extravaganza each week. They put on a show for God, which is great, but not my cup of tea. The third church was a Presbyterian church in Sunnyvale. This church has a traditional service. Traditional songs that I don't really need to read the words because I know all the hymns.

I decided to go to the traditional service. I think we all go to a church we feel comfortable. That is why some services play more modern music with drums and guitars and even orchestras. Those kind of services have never felt like church with me. I went to church this morning. They sang a couple of songs I knew already. One man was baptized with water sprinkled on his head. Kids read the bible and made the prayer. I felt good and I will return. I think I will make it my church home, which I haven't had in a long time. It is nice to make decisions like this because it is what I want rather than worry if it is best for my children or family.