Me and my faith. by robina1978 Faith writing prompt entry Artwork by Linda Bickston at FanArtReview.com |
When we came into this world, our parents did not get us baptised. They themselves were Protestants. Their reason was that we could only decide this in adulthood.
I never really agreed with this. From quite a young age I started praying, in silence, and nobody knew. I visited many different churches. The ones where our Au pair went or my friends. They were Catholic, or Old Catholic, protestants, reformed, Evangelical, Baptist and even a mosque. I was interested in all religions. I even sometimes discussed this in our local pub. Most people like discussing certain subjects. I do anyway. Do all of you do this as well? Prayers and religion can support so many. So thanks for all your prayers. At primary school I had a Catholic girlfriend. I joined her at a playschool based on religion. When we settled down in Alphen a/d Rijn in the Netherlands, I met a minister in the old people's home. My adopted Granny lived there. So after some thoughts I asked if she was prepared to baptise me. She answered: 'yes, certainly'. In a way it turned out to be funny. When the female minister checked if things were OK. I heard her cursing as the only one; most elderly have hearing problems. At least that showed me she was a human being. The first time I lost my religion in the period my husband was operated for his stomach cancer. My brother in law phoned if he could pray for him. I thought you do this without a request. But he and the family are Evangelical, different from all other religions. Now it goes a bit up and down with mood and all medical issues.
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