A churchgoer wrote a letter to the editor of the newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. “I have gone for thirty years now,” he wrote, “and in that time I have heard something like three thousand sermons. But for the life of me, I can’t remember a single one of them. So I think I am 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 have been married thirty years now. In that time my wife has cooked some thirty-two thousand meals. But for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I know this: They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me those meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!”

When you are DOWN to nothing… God is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and receives the impossible! Thank God for our physical and spiritual nourishment!

Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 10:24

– Author Unknown

Short stories are posted on our blog every Saturday. They may be parables or tales that I heard in my childhood or stories from the ancient past or from the contemporary milieu. I am sure you will find this space a treasure trove of wisdom and inspiration. There will not be a single story, which doesn’t have something distinctive to offer to you…

Food for thought,

Points to ponder,

Values to cherish,

Truths to reflect upon!
Above all faith, hope, and inspiration to sustain you through all the vicissitudes of life!