Why Go To Church?
A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and
complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday.
"I've gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that time I have
heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I
can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my
time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all."
This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor"
column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks
until someone wrote this clincher:
"I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has
cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot
recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I
do know this ... They all nourished me and gave me the strength I
needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I
would be physically dead today.
Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be
spiritually dead today!"
My mom sent this e-mail to me.
complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday.
"I've gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that time I have
heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I
can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my
time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all."
This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor"
column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks
until someone wrote this clincher:
"I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has
cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot
recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I
do know this ... They all nourished me and gave me the strength I
needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I
would be physically dead today.
Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be
spiritually dead today!"
My mom sent this e-mail to me.