“Our church sent around a questionnaire asking, ‘Why do you
come to church?’ and I still haven’t filled it out. For one thing, I go because
I read stories about declining church attendance and I hate to be part of a
trend. For another, church is a sanctuary from thinking about myself, my work,
my plans for the week, my problems with work, my lack of exercise, other
people’s view of me, myself, and I, and frankly I’m sick of myself and so would
you be if you were me. My mind drifts and my thoughts turn to various friends
and relatives, and I pray for them. I pray for solace and sustenance in their
times of trial and I ask God to surprise them with the gift of unreasonable
joy. I pray for people caring for parents suffering from dementia or for
children who are neurologically complicated. I pray for the whales, the
migrating birds, the endangered elephants.” - Garrison Keillor
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