Coming Home, my first experience with the Divine Liturgy

My first encounter with an ancient tradition moved me in ways that are hard to explain

A few weeks after researching the Orthodox church, I found my local parish (the equivalent of an LDS ward) and looked up the time services would start. I was excited and nervous. I was not committing to anything but was interested in learning.

As I approached the church, I could hear what sounded like singing with overtones of chanting. I have been to a…