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I don’t call myself a devout Catholic, but I love going to church - especially when I’m in Austin and away from my family. Before I moved to Austin, my family and I would go to church almost every Sunday, and now that I’m by myself, I go to church voluntarily because it makes me feel at home - like my family is with me. 

This week has been a bit rocky, with trying to settle down after winter break, getting the gist of going back to school again, getting used to not seeing Jason… et cetera. Coincidentally, my favorite bible verse was part of today’s reading: 1 Corinthians 13. AND today’s homily was weirdly relevant to what I’ve been struggling with this whole week. It was about how faith was being threatened because everyone’s becoming more and more selfish, greedy, rude, and pretty much indulging themselves in things that only gives them temporary pleasure. It inspired me to look at the bigger picture and to look back at why I value the people/things/morals I value. I shouldn’t lose faith in myself only because I made one mistake. I shouldn’t lose faith in this wonderful relationship I started with Jason if the only reason I’m upset about it is that we’re 2000+ miles apart. 

I don’t go to church so others will see me and think of me as a good person/hypocrite/whatever. I go because of inspirations like this. It reminds me of why I’m here.

But anyway… if Faith reads this, she’ll be so excited I used her name multiple times in this post. Lol.