“And she gave birth to her firstborn Son; she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn” (Luke 2:7).
At a married couple’s retreat, the participants were asked to write a one-sentence answer to the question, “Whether born into the faith or otherwise drawn into it, why do you now remain a Christian?” One husband and wife answered as follows:
“We now remain Christians because of our good looks.” Later, when the participants were asked to write a detailed explanation of their one-sentence reply, the “good looks” couple responded as follows:
Last year we began to seriously question our Christianity and, therefore, our reasons for going to Church, supporting the Church, and so on. Then Christmas came. And we went to Church, and we prayed the prayers and we sang the hymns and we listened to the sermon. And when it was over, we walked hand-in-hand to the front of the Church and…
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