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[itgetsmenowhere]

one summer when i was in highschool, my family and i were on vacation and decided to visit a church in the town where we were staying. at the end of the service, the pastor asked if anybody wanted to become a christian. he said that people could repeat a prayer after him and become a Christian, right there at that moment in their seats. he said that if people repeated this prayer after him, they could be sure that when they died, they would go to heaven and hell. he then asked if everybody to bow their heads and clse their eyes, and he said the prayer, leaving space after each sentance for those who wanted to repeat the prayer after him. when he finished, he told everybody to keep their eyes closed and heads bowed. he then asked for the people who had prayed the prayer to raise their hands wherever they were seated. this way he would know who they were so he could pray for them. he said that nobody but him would be looking.

the pastor then said," i see that hand over there. thank you.i see a hand in the back. i see some young womanin the front..." and he proceeded to acknowledge the hands that were going up all around the room.

during this entire time i had kept my eyes open and was watching the whole thing.

i didn't see any hands go up.

several year agi my dad reminded me of that day. he told me that he had his eyes open the whole time as well- only he was not watching for hands. he was watching me. he said that when he realized what was going on and that i was observing it all, he had this sick feeling that i would walk away from God and the church and faith forever. he said he kept thinking, 'i've lost rob. i've lost rob...'