Feb 14, 2021
There is a difference between compulsive attachment and healthy attachment. When I listen at church to Christian prayers, scripture readings, songs, I often am perturbed or taken aback by the sense in which there is a dominating pressure being exerted on me. I will describe this as an ontological pressure, in that the intent of the congregants is to press their thoughts or ideals onto the embodied world. Sometimes, though, I see breaks in this pressure, where truly it can be said that there is a spirit of grace tangible.
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