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!"
