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!"
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