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When faith feels empty after decades of belief

I used to feel God's presence so clearly when I was younger and now at 67 I sit in church and feel absolutely nothing, like I'm watching strangers perform a play I no longer understand.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The familiar pathways to the sacred have grown silent, leaving one questioning whether the divine has departed or if the capacity for connection has simply evolved.

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