A lady went to her pastor and said, “I won’t be attending church anymore.” “May I ask why?” the pastor inquired. She said, “I see people on their cell phones during the service, some are gossiping, some just ain’t living right, they are all just hypocrites.”
The pastor got silent and said, “Ok. But can I ask you to do something for me before you make your final decision?” She said, “What’s that?” He said, “Take a glass of water and walk around the church two times and don’t let any water fall out of the glass.”
She said, “Yes, I can do that.”
She came back and said, “It’s done.”
He asked her three questions:
- Did you see anyone on their phone?
- Did you see anyone gossiping?
- Was anyone living wrong?
She said, “I didn’t see anything because I was so focused on this glass so the water wouldn’t fall.”
He told her, “When you come to church, you should be just that focused on God so that you don’t fall. That’s why Jesus said, “Follow me.” He did not say follow Christians. Don’t let your relationship with God be determined by how others relate with God. Let it be determined by how focused you are on God.”
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Praxis: Faith in Action 