I just had the best experience at church since bringing my daughter to Mass. One of the ushers came by when I was seated with the little one today and informed me that they took the reconciliation room and added a few chairs in case the kids get loud or fussy. Of course the first thought that came it to my head was, "Is my daughter so bad that they needed to make a room just for us?" then I apologized to the Lord for letting such a judgemental thought into my head, and realize that they are actually trying to do something nice for us, and for the congregation as a whole.
Since going back to church and praying, I realized I have a lot of those judgemental thoughts that like that pop into my head as a auto-response and I am trying to apologize for them and retrain my thought processes to think of the more positive reactions first.
Well, it took about 10 minutes for her to get rambunctious, and I was helped to the reconciliation room (luckily, because I did not know where it was), and even had help to get my stuff in there with us.
I realized what a blessing this really was from the moment I entered. The room was just located towards the back pews, with an open door that had a straight sight line to the pulpit, and a few chairs for my girl to climb all over (and she did). This gave her a chance to get rid of all her energy that was typically repressed in the pews, and lead to absolutely no fussing. I even had an easy time getting the Eucharist, since she was not "done" at that time which she had been almost every other week. I was able to keep an eye on her, and get a chance to hear what was going on. A few other parents came in from time to time and my girl got to make some new friends.
I was event told, they are looking to get the PA system back up and running so we can use a room at the bottom floor so that kids can really have at it, while the parents can enjoy the Mass.
If there is anyone else out there who is reading this, or any of my
future posts, and is either struggling with their faith and needs
someone to share their fears and doubts with, or anyone who just wants
to share words of encouragement and faith so that everyone can hear,
please don't hesitate to leave a note on this blog. This is not just for
me, but for anyone who needs to know that they are truly not alone out
there and someone else may be going through the same things that they
are now, or have gone through the same things in the past.
Thank you all of listening and Gold Bless!
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