Some people don't need much of an excuse to stay home from church. If it even looks like it might rain, they don't want to risk getting a little wet. The hymn writer Frances Havergal gave several reasons for attending church--especially on rainy days. 1. God has blessed the Lord's Day, making no exceptions for
stormy days. 2. I expect my minister to be there. I would be surprised if he
stayed at home because of the weather. 3. I might lose out on the prayers and the sermon that would
have done me great good. 4. For important business, rain doesn't keep me home; and church
is, in God's sight, very important. 5. Bad weather...will prove how much I love Christ. True love
rarely fails to keep an appointment. 6. Those who stay home from church because it's rainy frequently
miss on fair Sundays too. I must not take one step in that
direction. 7. Christ said that "where two or three are gathered together in
My name, I am there in the midst of them" (\reference{Matthew 18:20}{Matthew 18:20}). 8. I don't know how many more Sundays God may give me. It would
be poor preparation for my first Sunday in heaven to have
slighted my last one on earth. Enough said! P.R.V., Daily Bread
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