From the blog 19th Century Russia...
10. “But Father, I stayed up so late reading Akathists I slept through my alarm….”
9. Your bedroom is so cold you’re not leaving unless the down comforter comes with you, and the priest reprimanded you the last time you showed up in nothing but a blanket and a headscarf.
8. You were craving bacon so badly you didn’t think you could make it through the service.
7. “All my church-appropriate clothing was in the laundry.”
6. You didn’t have any gas money left after paying the Orthodox Youth Conference fee.
5. You couldn’t get last night’s make-up off, and you wouldn’t dare face Baba like this.
4. You procrastinated on a paper due Monday morning and are frantically doing it now.
3. Hungover.
2. “I was on my way out the door when I sat down to read a webcomic…”
1. The dog ate your prayer rope.
9. Your bedroom is so cold you’re not leaving unless the down comforter comes with you, and the priest reprimanded you the last time you showed up in nothing but a blanket and a headscarf.
8. You were craving bacon so badly you didn’t think you could make it through the service.
7. “All my church-appropriate clothing was in the laundry.”
6. You didn’t have any gas money left after paying the Orthodox Youth Conference fee.
5. You couldn’t get last night’s make-up off, and you wouldn’t dare face Baba like this.
4. You procrastinated on a paper due Monday morning and are frantically doing it now.
3. Hungover.
2. “I was on my way out the door when I sat down to read a webcomic…”
1. The dog ate your prayer rope.
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We can justify our failure to attend church services by rationalizing our failure to do so. Indeed, there are dozens of excuses we can use to support our "need" to stay home.
ReplyDeleteThe fact is that attending church services in a spiritual perspective needs to come from one's heart -- a cheerful desire to go to the Home of God and to personally thank Him for everything He has given us.
My favorite (from about a year ago): "Sorry, father, but I promised my mom I would take her to the casino. She hadn't been in about half a year, so I had to take her."
ReplyDeleteWow. Words fail me.
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