This weekend I have been invited to an ordination to a woman I love very much. She and I connect closly on a spiritual level, and she is family in the truest sense of the word. She has been working hard to get to this point, and I am thrilled as can be for her.

She asked my family to carry 'the gifts' as part of the ceremony. Being the clueless one I am, I thought this meant carrying her personal gifts that she may be receiving. Ok, so laugh if you want ;) I was never raised in church, went only a few times, and only have seen a communion once. When I discovered this meant carrying the communion offerings to her, I was touched deeply that she would include my family to take part like this. But then it dawned on me, does this mean I have to take communion?

This woman and I connect deeply on a spiritual level, as I have said before. We are both in service to our faiths, and find more connection between them then differences. We have prayed together, helped each other, carried each other through some terrifying times. She knows I am Wiccan, and I know she is Episcopalian. We both feel it does not matter what name is given to 'God', as long as there is love, trust, faith in action ... If this woman were at a Full Moon ritual, I would not hesitate to hand her the Chalice for communion, and would accept any prayer she offered because I know she is truely in service to faith in the most loving, open sense. And I don't know if she would hesitate to take it , but I think she would gladly take that chalice and offer a prayer to the Goddess... But I feel like I am dragging my feet taking communion at a church.

I suppose it is because of the approach, I don't know. Just because it's in a church?

So tell me, what do you think? I will be standing there, at the altar. I will be handing her these items, if it right for me to bow out after that? Would I be doing her and her faith a disservice? I feel like I ought to take communion, though I don't drink so not too sure what to do with that wine, as I dont drink. (That's a topic for another board though) But thought this could be a great conversation ... what would you do? What have you done? How hard is it, at times in life, to connect with the idea of loving faiths crossing paths from time to time? I have crossed paths with so many faiths ... why should this one set me hesitating?