One Ticket to Heaven Please

I have something to admit.  I don't go to church.  I work in one, but I don't go there.  On Sunday mornings I lie in bed or drink coffee while reading or watching TV.  And guess what . . . I don't think I'm going to hell because of it.  I was raised to think that way.  I went to church at least weekly and went to Catholic school for seven years.  If you total it all up, I have spent more than 1000 hours in church services.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it had no effect on me, but the most influential thing it has taught me is that you don't need to go to mass to get into heaven.  I have seen too many people who simply - go to mass.  Once there, they chat or sleep or file their nails.  They are simply putting in their time.  Making an appearance.  For those of you who are truly getting something out of it - kudos to you.  I do think there are some people who really benefit from a weekly injection of faith.  What I'm saying though is that I don't subscribe to a one size fits all religion.  Spirituality is not a meeting to be attended or a form to fill out.  It is a state of mind and a state of being.  I think that when I die God will be more concerned with what type of person I was and what type of life I led rather than where I was on Sunday mornings.