I got a paycheck yesterday for the first time in a very long time. So, as you can imagine, I was super excited when I opened it. But as I looked at the number, I had this nagging feeling that I was forgetting something. Like that wasn't the real amount of money. Taxes were automatically deducted, telling myself I would put some in savings didn't get rid of the feeling... Did I owe someone money? Then it hit me: TITHING. The last time I had a job, I was Mormon. Every time I got a paycheck, my mind would automatically subtract 10%. I didn't even think about keeping that money--it was a given. Now it's like a bonus not to donate to the GA's income.
Being an apostate is more fun than I thought!
I know the feeling. I hope, though, that you still see the value of charitable giving, even if you don't see the LDS church as an institution worthy of receiving it.
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