It can feel awkward in a church…

[TelstarMIDIParticipant]

The very place it shouldn’t be so. . I’m sitting in my wife’s church. I want to get outside… Why do I have to be the first to speak? In my own church I feel incredibly welcome. But here… No. Not at all… To be fair, this is the reason I left. I tried to fit in for more than 4 years… I just couldn’t get in… It’s like a closed shop… Only for members. I was a member, for many years, but to stay would have been strictly on their terms, not mine. I feel pushed out… Not wanted, as if I might tread on their parade, their performance. Spoil it in some way…

Does anyone feel this way?

Tels

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