Let's face the fact that, after work and keep the house clean during the week, fixing what ever may need it on your weekend, mass can feel like just another chore some times. You spend all your time not sleeping well because there is so much that has to be done. Give up most of that thing known as fun for others. Loose weight due to skipping a 'couple' meals to run errants. Listen to how your spouse want to get this done, or make that happen. The kid(s) allows want help, or need you to do something. Your boss wants you to work longer and more random shifts because so-&-so is not here, what her name is having a kid, and whoever they were had to stay at home due to the flu. Every single person/item needs you to work on what has to be done. Then after all that struggle you have to get up early, maybe not even get to sleep, groom yourself in 'Sunday's best', and get to mass before working on everything everyone has planned for you. Then as you drive to church, it hits you, a thought which you never saw forming.
"Why the hell did I have to get up? Can't I get one break?"
That's right, you now turn the Sabbath into Monday morning. Is this your fault? No, you're tired and over worked. For most people it is hard to think on God when there is to many demands being made from them. They want to see God as a loving figure which cares about their well-being, not just another guy with a job for you to due. Then you think everyone would be ashamed of you for that, so you stay quiet. You keep on doing the same day-to-day and just tell your self it has to be done. Which makes it more of a chore as you try to fool your self into 'getting the job done'. Then after a while you stop pray and just stand there head bowed, wait to get the job finished. Stupid as this sounds, people are loosing faith, not even realizing they are. After a year, your on church is just a building with people you have to impress. Stop denying it, you're lost in a rut.
What do you due to stop this? Take a hit for your faith, sin and sleep-in. Get a little down time and thank God you have that chance. Don't stop going completely! Just take a Sunday every few months when it starts to feel not like a Mass and more like a bunch of people. Don't going trying to repent and plead for forgiveness either. You know you're not sorry. Just think of God when you do this, say a prayer about how much this time means to you and how great God is to give it to you. Keeping God in your heart and mind is worth the priest asking where you were last Sunday.
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first of all, if you're in church to impress people you shouldn't be there. second there is too much fum to be had on a nice sunday to sleep in and miss it so why not get up and go to church? start the way with a positive note from a good preist, find out why one works so hard to get the things done the need done, and why we shouldn't grumble about it.
Right, sparky here apparently never had to haul it just to make it to work on tim for the over-time you didn't want right after church. Or get drafted by your wife to get groceries, mow the lawn, was the car, and find out way the toilet is all backed up on the way there. Don't forget all the friends and family there at church who can't wait to tell you that after this they need you to help them to help paint the house, cut more grass, cover them at work to day, fix whatever broke down, watch their kids wwhile they go out,and do some light farm work involing a barn being restocked withbails of hay after "we" cut the field. Forget all that "fun", sleep till noon, then deal with solving everyting everyone wants.
wn8301--
don't think we haven't noticed. and don't think your boss hasn't noticed. and don't think we aren't watching.
Ano-
Get over yourself. Watching the X-Files over and over doesn't make you insightful. So hope your furry little tail back down the rabbit hole matrix mongrel.
P.S. I heard IR is looking for a new patsy, I.Q. of 20 or less is needed, not that you need a day job.
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