Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

"If young people are looking for congregations that authentically practice the teachings of Jesus in an open and inclusive way, then the good news is the church already knows how to do that. The trick isn't to make church cool; it's to keep worship weird.

"You can get a cup of coffee with your friends anywhere, but church is the only place you can get ashes smudged on your forehead as a reminder of your mortality. You can be dazzled by a light show at a concert on any given weekend, but church is the only place that fills a sanctuary with candlelight and hymns on Christmas Eve. You can snag all sorts of free swag for brand loyalty online, but church is the only place where you are named a beloved child of God with a cold plunge into the water. You can share food with the hungry at any homeless shelter, but only the church teaches that a shared meal brings us into the very presence of God."

-- Rachel Held Evans, "Want millennials back in the pews? Stop trying to make church 'cool.'", 2015-04-30

Good: heart completely normal. Bad: still no clue what is wrong. Also: ultrasound of heart is cool looking. Still so very tired.