Get me to the church

Yesterday I attended a church wedding.

I haven't step into a church for a long long time. This church is new to me. When my friend called to tell me she was having her wedding there and invited me to attend, I responded yes. I thought my other friends will also be attending and thus I will not be attending alone. But after checking with them, it turned out that none of them could make it. Thus, I was left to decide whether to attend or not.

For most of you, it's a foregone conclusion. For me, it's not the same. I get jittery about attending social functions alone.

However, I decided to honor my words and attend. As I sat on the pew, I was suprised that I did not feel nervous at all. Even though the church was crowded with stangers, I was at peace. Normally, I would had been nervous and feeling uneasy. But I was totally at ease yesteday, looking around observing people and enjoying the ceremony. The hymns were really good and I was happy to be praising and worshipping God. As such I was able to enjoy the ceremony.

The church was beautiful. Inside was white with high ceiling. The unique part is the altar. The altar was just a simple glass table without ornaments and it's wall behind the altar was ceiling high glass. Beyond the glass, we could see the marble cross set in a garden. What a wonderful way to portray our faith. God, as symbolized by the cross, with nature in the sunlight

Looking back, I think the book I am currently reading also helped me through yesterday's event. It spoke of searching for one's own personal legend. More on that later.