Part 4
Thirty-three
The majority of religious scholars agree that Jesus was thirty-three when he died on the cross. Aaron was now thirty-three. He felt a need to find a church. He decided he would try a different church every week until he found one.
Week one:
This church was nice enough. But NO ONE spoke to him. Greeted him in any manner. He reasoned if he was going to tithe to a church, they could at least shake his hand.
Week two:
Aaron felt like all things had their place. At least these people spoke to him. But church felt like a honky tonk. The piano player could really play; if you were in a saloon and wanted to sing Annie Get Your Gun.
Week three:
Forty-five minutes of singing. Thirty minutes of worship. Forty-five minutes of singing.
Week four:
No music. This church believed that Jesus was everyone’s brother. That didn’t sit well with Aaron. Jesus was his Lord and Savior, not his brother. People were brothers and sisters in Christ. And Christmas got honorable mention. The resurrection was their main focus. While Aaron agreed, the resurrection was the foundation of Christianity. Christmas had to get more than a honorable mention.
Week ten:
These people believed that the only place for women was Sunday School teachers. Other than that, women had no rights in the church.
Week eleven:
Aaron was greeted at the door. Warm handshakes and heartfelt smiles. The second visit, the preacher was attempting to learn his name. The third visit he was invited to a church potluck. Even at the potluck, folks were friendly and inviting. On the fourth visit, the sermon stirred Aaron’s heart. The pastor preached, that church was a school for love. We are to love and welcome each other. We are to feed the hungry. Clothe the naked. Shelter the homeless. Give of what you can so that others might share in the glory of God. Everyone was welcomed in God’s House.
Had Aaron finally found the church home he’d been searching for? Had he found a church that really was a school for love?
The end
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