A certain Pastor was aware that many of the members of his church and the community were not actively involved in the work of the church. As a result, their Christian life, if they ever had any, was withering away instead of growing. Many of them had ceased to be in regular attendance and only came occasionally. Many from the community had never bothered to come at all.
To them, and to all others who had expressed their excuses for not attending church, he mailed the following message concerning a future meeting he called the, ‘No-Excuse-To-Stay-Home-Sunday’:
"Please make every opportunity to attend this service. There will be… cots available for those who say Sunday is their only day to sleep in… eye-drops for those who have red eyes from watching late Saturday night TV… steel helmets for those who say the roof would cave in if they went to church… blankets for persons who think church is too cold and fans for those who say it is too hot… score-cards for those wishing to list all the hypocrites present …TV dinners for those who can’t cook Sunday dinner and take time to go to church, and both… a sanctuary decorated with Christmas poinsettias and Easter lilies for those who have never seen Church without them. We aim to please!"
WHAT’S YOUR EXCUSE AND IS IT VALID?
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