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Verse of the day: John 2:1-9

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. I traveled for Easter to see extended family. Usually, I do not travel for Easter, but it was a good different thing to do this year. I took some time off from writing to focus on work more and life.

I had an unexpected turn of events happen last week. Something I was not expecting to dive into.

Last week I was invited to a Greek Orthodox church for the first time. For those of you who may not know, the Orthodox faith is an ancient sect of Christianity that dates back to the time of the apostles. Many debate whether the Orthodox or Catholics came first, but I am not going to speech and debate that. I didn’t know much about it at the time. I spent all last week researching before I decided to go. This past Sunday (April 19, 2026) I went to my first Divine Liturgy.

I come from a non-denominational background. I have been to traditional churches a few times in my life. During that time, I was younger and not even a teenager. I have certain beliefs that have always been a core within my morals growing up with a church background.

Upon further research there are many things I like about the Eastern Orthodox faith and some things I still do not understand. I would love to sit down and talk with the priest about my questions.

For starters the church was beautiful! Let’s keep in mind that it does NOT matter if a church is beautiful on the inside. What matters is how the service is conducted and what the Bible says. Beauty is just an added bonus.

There was MUCH more singing than I am use too. It was beautiful and traditional. I also did not know how long you stand either during the Divine Liturgy (2 hours).

I feel the Orthodox Christian faith is taken way more seriously! As a follower of Christ, it should be serious. Faith is nothing that should be watered down. The Divine Liturgy felt raw and real. I felt a sense of peace I have never felt within a church before.

I have not been to church in two years. There are several reasons for this. None of them were good reasons to stop going to church to begin with. I had what we can call church-hurt. Jesus had that as well during His ministry as well. I have had many people offer for me to come to church with them over the past two years. I never took anyone up on their offer until now.

I looked into the Eastern Orthodox faith all last week after being invited; however, I still felt called to go to the service. God works in many ways, and I knew there would be a reason why I needed to go.

Needless to say, I want to go back. I can’t wait for this Sunday to get here. I believe deep down, an Orthodox church is what I needed to find. I want to grow closer to God through my own relationship with Him and through something meaningful.

The people in the church knew I was new and were very welcoming. I did not feel anyone being fake nice, which is a first. I am excited to take you guys along with me and share this new journey I feel called to follow. I pray God continues to guide me through this. After attending my first Divine Liturgy, if you have not experienced it before, you should go at least once. It is very powerful!

God bless!