It was a good place full of welcoming people who seemed to know and love the same Savior that we do. One thing they did that was rather foreign to us was recitative prayers during the worship service.
Tobias didn't like that at all. He thought it was cultish for everyone to recite the same words at the same time.
I reminded him that he's just not used to it and that it's actually no different than a congregation singing a worship song together. When that happens, everyone's saying the same words at the same time, it's just set to music. Also, if you don't agree with a certain part of the prayer then you can refrain from saying that portion. Of course there is the danger that repeating a prayer can just become a meaningless exercise in reading, but if one diligently attends to the words, reaffirming in their own mind that they are sincere in speaking them then it can be a wonderful, collective experience with a group of like-minded believers.
He remained unconvinced.
Oh well, I don't expect to have all the answers for a 16 year old.
After church, we looked at some houses for sale (we can dream, can't we?) and then went on a hike. A very steep, muddy hike.
Yes, there is a trail in there:
Once we got to the top of the hill we were climbing, we watched a large bird swooping through the sky. Jeff suspected aloud that it was a bald eagle.
We were informed later by locals that it likely was.That night we dined with our friends at another amusingly-named restaurant:
It kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it? I assure you, the food was delicious and not one of us found a dog tag in our burrito. (Oh, and they gave us "Americanized" portions, too, so we all left full, some of us with left overs.)Smile with your belly full:
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