"When we are young it’s normal and even expected that our faith, belief and practice looks quite alike among us.

What happens when one matures physically, spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and tries to allow their personal growth to take the natural path that it wants to follow? It may take them in unexpected, new and different places - and by different, I mean from the “norm.”

Sometimes when this happens, they are told 'no that’s wrong' and even shamed or ostracized for following the natural course (natural for them and their experience) of learning and growth.

It weakens communities if and when we interfere with the natural course of things. If we ignore or discourage or try to stop differentiation of one’s faith development then we miss the bigger picture.

We miss the whole point of growing faith organically, by instead trying to grow it by force, certainty, or one set prescribed path.

We miss the beauty that is there to observe and that there are lessons to be had and discovered that will deepen and cement faith in ways not otherwise possible."

-Meagan Skidmore

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