A person's faith goes at its own pace. The trouble with church is the service. A service is conducted for a mass audience. Just when I start to like the hymn, everyone plops down to pray. Just when I start to hear the prayer, everyone pops up to sing. And what does the stupid sermon have to do with God? Who knows what God thinks of current events? Who cares? John Irving
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If God wants us to know what he thinks of current events, he would have let us know. What we get from church is the service. When we go to church, we get a service. The service often consists of singing and praying.

I believe that God knows that we are all busy and do not have time for a sermon. Therefore, he has given us a service that can be done in one sitting at church or a few days a week at home.

Source: A Prayer For Owen Meany

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