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To: Sunny who wrote (182749)	10/13/2006 5:25:14 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 793964

All this conversation about the mystery and majesty of the mass makes me glad that I am a baptist and can just focus on my relationship with the Lord. That triggers an interesting insight. Maybe Euterpe and I like the mystery and the majesty of the mass because it's a great spiritual experience for those of us who have no lord with whom to get personal. <g> My daily quiet time keeps me in touch and provides a strong anchor amidst the daily trials of life. Fortunately, I have no daily trials. I wish you well with yours.

To: Sunny who wrote (182749)	10/13/2006 7:35:47 PM
From: Rambi	Respond to of 793964

All this conversation about the mystery and majesty of the mass makes me glad that I am a baptist LOL-- it all depends on what you grow up with, I guess. My first Baptist revival threw me for a loop! All that public sinning and saving. Give me a confessional. (which my brother tells me is no longer a requisite for Communion) As a professional soloist, I have sung in every denomination, and I have never found one that didn't in its own way try to put on a performance for and with the congregation. Some of the Christmas productions in the larger churches- with orchestras, slide shows, and costumes were an astonishing display of-- something, and for me, it wasn't very spiritual. I miss the solemnity of the Mass, the privacy of the worship. But I admit God and Jesus weren't exactly my "buddies"- a concept I find creepy anyway. Daily quiet times are a wonderful thing, whether you do them with a religious purpose or a secular one. I commend you for your discipline. Our sons went to an Episcopal private school and each day started with Chapel-- just a small prayer, hymn, and a little thought by the priest. I always thought it was a great way to center them for the day to come.