Why our family still makes time for church on Sundays

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Why our family still makes time for church on Sundays
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We are drifting away from one another, writes Amy Julia Becker. And from the institutions that connect us — institutions like church — even though we desperately need them.

On Sunday mornings, our family does something unusual. We wake our three teenagers earlier than they want, shower and dress up a little bit, and drive seven minutes up the road to our local church. Nearly 10 years ago, theour state, Connecticut, had one of the lowest levels of church attendance in the nation.

Then there’s our 15-year-old son who lives at a boarding school an hour away. He only attends church with us once a month or so. I asked him recently whether he likes going, and he shrugged. “It’s nice to be known,” he said. He knows that his older sister will raise her hand during the prayer requests and give thanks that her brother is home. He knows that a few of the elderly parishioners will light up when they see him and linger after the service to hear about his classes.

We are drifting away from one another, and, even more so, from the institutions that connect us — institutions like church — even as we are in desperate need of them.

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