{"id":234,"date":"2009-05-31T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2009-05-31T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/05\/spiritual-groups-fellowship-an.html"},"modified":"2009-05-31T08:00:30","modified_gmt":"2009-05-31T08:00:30","slug":"spiritual-groups-fellowship-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/05\/spiritual-groups-fellowship-an.html","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Groups: Fellowship and Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Take the time to get together with people who are spiritual.  It&#8217;s called &#8220;fellowship&#8221; and it&#8217;s really valuable and wonderful.<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s nothing like a spiritual community where you can<br \/>\nfeel instantly understood and appreciated for what you believe in and<br \/>\nexperience. You&#8217;ll hear other people&#8217;s experiences, too, which often<br \/>\nhelps you to deepen your own.<\/p>\n<p>There are religious, church based groups, and there are spiritual,<br \/>\nnon-denominational groups, and there are gatherings of people who just<br \/>\nwant to get together. Some have educational components: bible study,<br \/>\nmeditation classes, book clubs, or discussion groups. Others offer peer<br \/>\ngroup support and counseling, emergency assistance, or just<br \/>\ncompanionship.<\/p>\n<p>There are an abundance of anonymous support groups, with a spiritual<br \/>\nemphasis, that can really be of great inspiration and release. Local<br \/>\nhouses of worship or community centers are a good place to start<br \/>\nfinding out what&#8217;s available in your area. The Internet, too, on<br \/>\nwebsites and in listings you enjoy and trust, offers good resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take the time to get together with people who are spiritual. It&#8217;s called &#8220;fellowship&#8221; and it&#8217;s really valuable and wonderful. There&#8217;s nothing like a spiritual community where you can feel instantly understood and appreciated for what you believe in and experience. You&#8217;ll hear other people&#8217;s experiences, too, which often helps you to deepen your own.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":171,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9,3,4,5,13,17,12,8,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet","category-happiness","category-health","category-joy","category-prayers","category-relationships","category-religion","category-spirituality","category-weight-loss","category-wellness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Spiritual Groups: Fellowship and Worship - Dr. Norris J. 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