tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121325693164358755.post4503833390394141090..comments2023-05-06T08:19:26.226-07:00Comments on Sufficiency: Why do I go to church?Bob MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11335631079939764763noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121325693164358755.post-60958039745829117892009-10-16T07:53:01.699-07:002009-10-16T07:53:01.699-07:00Thank you Rachel. I am glad to hear your words. I ...Thank you Rachel. I am glad to hear your words. I think the assembling together is more important than I am able to give words to by myself. It is one reason I am grateful for the tradition of the liturgy itself. And I note how rich I have found the Jewish liturgical tradition. In both cases we are in community with the past.Bob MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335631079939764763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121325693164358755.post-48781139657877680082009-10-16T06:49:10.216-07:002009-10-16T06:49:10.216-07:00Your last paragraph resonates for me. I go to syna...Your last paragraph resonates for me. I go to synagogue for a variety of reasons: because I find community there (sometimes), because it is good for me to pray in community and not simply alone, because Jewish tradition mandates the presence of a community (symbolized by ten adult individuals) in order to say parts of our liturgy, and because being in community reminds me of my connection with God -- which does not originate there, but being there is a good way to keep myself conscious of that connection.rbarenblathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882606147795083729noreply@blogger.com