Chapter 16- The day's ending and the unfamiliarity
Today was an unusual day. I dressed up and headed to Shi Xiong's church by 1pm. While on the taxi, the driver, a woman, said my scar was cute, so i'm quite ok with the wound now. So when i arrived, shi xiong was pissed i arrived so late, but it was the driver's fault, then when i entered the auditorium, the whole place was filled with people, talking, chatting and laughing. So the service started and i was honestly pretty uncomfortable about it. Everyone was raising their hands and jumping around, although i'm quite ok with that, i'm just not used to it.
So, the gruelling 7 hours sermon started. Paster Sy Rogers was a great speaker i have to say, he connected with the audience well, and i like his sermon, just that it was pretty long, 7 hours is in fact, a bit long you know...
when everything was ending, at about 9 plus, they just kept singing and singing and the pastors went around, placed their hands on people's head, said some words and these people just brokedown, crying and they lay on the floor in a semi-concious state. shi xiong explained that at this time, they felt God's power and his love that they breakdown.
Shi xiong thought that me and samantha would definitely be shocked and would definitely love this church. Maybe for samantha, it did because this church is similar in some ways to hers but it wasn't for me. It just wasn't what i grew up to be used to, i wasn't accustomed to all these. It didn't suit me really that was why i didn't feel that good today night. Maybe this shouldn't be the attitude or maybe i'm just accustomed to my church's style of worship, i have to say, it is lively, which is good, and shi xiong thought that i didnt expect the crying and the breaking down, but in our church we do, i just feel God's power more purely for some reason. I wanted to fit in and love it the way i love my church but something in my heart just told me that this doesn't suit me at all. In my church, it's a totally different scenario, but its not that its boring, but there is crying, there is sadness and happiness altogether, but its a different feeling, unlike his. That is why, Shi Xiong, i'm sorry, i just cannot find a place in my heart to try to accept it, it's a big difference, maybe someday, but not now..
So, the gruelling 7 hours sermon started. Paster Sy Rogers was a great speaker i have to say, he connected with the audience well, and i like his sermon, just that it was pretty long, 7 hours is in fact, a bit long you know...
when everything was ending, at about 9 plus, they just kept singing and singing and the pastors went around, placed their hands on people's head, said some words and these people just brokedown, crying and they lay on the floor in a semi-concious state. shi xiong explained that at this time, they felt God's power and his love that they breakdown.
Shi xiong thought that me and samantha would definitely be shocked and would definitely love this church. Maybe for samantha, it did because this church is similar in some ways to hers but it wasn't for me. It just wasn't what i grew up to be used to, i wasn't accustomed to all these. It didn't suit me really that was why i didn't feel that good today night. Maybe this shouldn't be the attitude or maybe i'm just accustomed to my church's style of worship, i have to say, it is lively, which is good, and shi xiong thought that i didnt expect the crying and the breaking down, but in our church we do, i just feel God's power more purely for some reason. I wanted to fit in and love it the way i love my church but something in my heart just told me that this doesn't suit me at all. In my church, it's a totally different scenario, but its not that its boring, but there is crying, there is sadness and happiness altogether, but its a different feeling, unlike his. That is why, Shi Xiong, i'm sorry, i just cannot find a place in my heart to try to accept it, it's a big difference, maybe someday, but not now..
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