The church I hoped to find had to open to the idea that Jesus Christ was only one of many ways to find God. It couldn’t be based on dogmatic principles. It they had to offer the opportunity for spiritual connection. And, it needed to be close to my home so I could participate in person and feel as if I belonged to a community.
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Early on, I hoped that I would find a church I could go to that would offer me a sense of community with like-minded people. At one point, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship seemed like a good match. It certainly wasn’t dogmatic, and it welcomed people from all belief systems. I have an open mind about rethinking it, but it seems more focused on societal needs than on the types of spiritual matters I’m more interested in pursuing at this point in my life.
I was also attracted to a group called The New Thought Center for Spiritual Living. If there were one in my local community, I would likely be an active member. Sadly, the closest one is quite a distance from where I live, which precluded me from getting involved.
The one group I found that works exceptionally well for me is the Theosophical Society of America. While it’s located over a thousand miles from my home, it offers an incredible array of online classes, conferences, discussion groups, meditation opportunities, and a lot more, covering a very broad range of spiritual and religious beliefs, as well as scientific and philosophical perspectives on such matters.
