How Does Christianity Play In My Life

Christianity had always played a major role in my life since the day I was born. Growing up, faith and church was never a question in my family. I was raised in a Lutheran church and continue to go to the same one to this day. This church is very near and dear to my family’s heart. This was the church my parents met at and got married in. Faith Lutheran Church in Washington Dc is where I call home.

Faith is a very traditional setting. To start the candles are lite and the congregation faces the rear of the church. The crucifer then walks the cross down the aisle, and as the cross passes by you turn and face the front of the church. This is very old-fashioned entrance but to me represents a level of respect to the cross and God. The call to worship is read aloud. This is a very important part of the service to me because it reminds us all why we are there and to bring our attention to God. Songs are very customary, the organ plays and the choir sing. Following

From this point on it becomes more of a confession of faith and giving back to god. The offering plate is walked down, and it is our belief that ten percent of our salary goes back to the church. Subsequent, we confess out faith to god, by reciting Apostles’ Creed. This is a statement of faith that reminds us who we believe in. This is personally my favorite part of the service for it helps remind me who I live for, and what values I hold. Following that, the Lord’s Table is prepared. The bread and broken and the pastor says, “This is the body of Christ given to you.” The wine is then poured and said, “This is my blood shed for you.” Both of these phrases empathize the importance of the last super Jesus had with his disciples. While some churches do not have communion every Sunday, Faith does. We see it as very important reminder and it should be practiced every Sunday. Finally we say our closing payer and the cross is escorted