Post by Nissa Annakindt on Dec 26, 2010 11:12:41 GMT -5
Being an aspie I have a big load of bad memories involving large groups of other people, and so I have a big reluctance to go places with a lot of other people in them. That includes church.
God expects Christians to go to church, God also understands our infirmities, weaknesses and disabilities. Sometimes I feel God expects me to toughen up and be as faithful in my church attendance as if I weren't an aspie. Sometimes I feel that God doesn't expect me to go to church at all since He knows all about my disability.
When I do go to church I prefer to go to services that are not too crowded. My church has a Latin Mass at 7am, and there are not so many people there, so that's when I go. (It helps that I actually like the Latin Mass.)
When there is a crowd I like to sit in certain pews. Our church has two sections of wide pews on the right and the left, an aisle, and then narrow sections of pews next to the wall, each pew seating only one to two persons. I like to sit in the third or fifth from the front on the left side. Though the past 2 Sundays I've sat on the right, the first time because I came in late (I hate that).
I had to go to Christmas service at a church near my mom's house, and it was really crowded. The only pew that had enough open space was the very last one in the back. I don't really like being that far back but I was able to cope with it OK this time.
I'm wondering if any other aspies are having problems with regards to church attendance.
God expects Christians to go to church, God also understands our infirmities, weaknesses and disabilities. Sometimes I feel God expects me to toughen up and be as faithful in my church attendance as if I weren't an aspie. Sometimes I feel that God doesn't expect me to go to church at all since He knows all about my disability.
When I do go to church I prefer to go to services that are not too crowded. My church has a Latin Mass at 7am, and there are not so many people there, so that's when I go. (It helps that I actually like the Latin Mass.)
When there is a crowd I like to sit in certain pews. Our church has two sections of wide pews on the right and the left, an aisle, and then narrow sections of pews next to the wall, each pew seating only one to two persons. I like to sit in the third or fifth from the front on the left side. Though the past 2 Sundays I've sat on the right, the first time because I came in late (I hate that).
I had to go to Christmas service at a church near my mom's house, and it was really crowded. The only pew that had enough open space was the very last one in the back. I don't really like being that far back but I was able to cope with it OK this time.
I'm wondering if any other aspies are having problems with regards to church attendance.