Hi. I was raised Catholic. Once, when I was working at the church when in my teens, I overheard the priests telling dirty jokes and they were very drunk. Also, they were not too nice to me and I was a volunteer. This turned me off the church completely. I knew there was a God. I believe Jesus was his son. But what of all the others who do not believe in Jesus? Were they going to Hell? Of course not. I was introduced to some sacred cactus by a Apache friend of mine. That night brought everything into place for me. We are all Gods children, and only spiritual celebrations that use evil for bad purposes are wrong. If you can celebrate God in a loving way, he will look on those people with favor no matter what religion they are. I am happy to also offer services based on the people involved beliefs. Funerals can be the most rewarding, because now people are trying to make it a celebration of a life instead of a forever goodbye. I feel a lot happier not belonging to an organized religion. God bless.

I've gone under some spiritual analysis of late, been introduced to some ideas revisited but with more clarity and a different view. I got my ordination as sort of a benchmark for my progress to this point and I'm not entirely sure how it will be used but I have made some great reaffirmations about love, life, the universe. I hope that in my process of learning and healing I can perhaps share, offer support, care in a 'greater' capacity. I'm not sure. I'm still exploring but I know it felt good to me to receive that email.

love, peace, hope, dreams...