Relationships - with God!

Relationships. At yoga class last evening when the subject of Pastor Gragg's recent sermon from Romans having to do with spirituality and religion and our relationship with God came up, I was very surprised when Susan spoke up and said that just last Sunday her pastor's sermon had to do with the same thing - and that he said Chrisianity is not [about?] a religion but a relationship - a relationship with God! WOW! This is truly interesting to me. How is it that at the same time, two local pastors of two different protestant denominations are espousing similar ideas - which to me at this point seem radical - not when I think it - but when they say it - that's what seems radical. I confess, I'm biased and probably stretching their words to hear what I want to hear, but still! After five years, actually more like six years now, of trying to get my head and especially my heart around Christianity with a capital C, I am now at the point where I see it clearly as a relationship with a Christian God. All three versions. Maybe versions is not the right word, but it's the best I can do now. By now, I'm sure some of you have been completely turned off by this writing - so stop reading. For those who like it, you'll get more of this as time goes by. Ray has invited me to lead his Sunday School Class later this summer on the religion/spirituality topic - for which I am very grateful since it spurs me on to more study with a specific search topic.