Woman to Woman
Vol. 8, No. 4
“And ye are complete in him.” Colossians 2:10
July/Aug. 2005
Peace, Worship, and Friends: the Interview
By Sue M. Weir
The film presented
during church services
that day several
months ago was short.
It featured a young,
Christian man ap-
proaching average
people on the street of an average city on an ordinary day, ask-
ing them questions about inner peace, worship, and friend-
ships.
The first question the interviewer asked was, “Is there a
place you go where you feel at peace?” Some people thought
a moment before answering, others knew their answer imme-
diately, and almostall said No. One man, however, did answer
Yes, there was somewhere he could go where he always felt
perfectly at peace—to the golf course. The audience chucked
at his answer, but the longer I thought about the number of
people who said No, the less humorous the situation became
to me. How depressing to think that many people in this world
have no peace in their lives. Sure, some people find “peace,”
or at least temporary contentment, in their surroundings, their
companions, and even in their possessions. These things don’t
bring deep and lasting peace, though, because circumstances
change, and then “peaceful contentment” departs.
The next question asked was, “Do you worship?” Only
one person, an older gentleman, among those interviewed ad-
mitted attending church. Sadly, I wasn’t surprised. This is a
fast-paced, self-pleasing world we live in. People have no
time to worship. To many, worshipping means giving up
something: time, money, habits, worldly pleasures. I used to
think that way too. I didn’t want to go to church because it
meant I couldn’t do something else that I considered more im-
portant than sitting and listening to a sermon! Worshipping
would mean giving up highly treasured weekend time, and of-
ten it would mean giving up summertime activities that were
scheduled on the day of worship. Going to church would
mean getting up on a cold winter morning, dressing nicely,
and going out into the weather. I selfishly had no time to wor-
ship in church. I found no pleasure in worshipping.
That was then. Something has changed! Now, I can’t wait
to go to church. In church is where I now find peace. Being in
church makes me feel closer to God and heaven. I feel safe
and accepted when I am sitting in church. I know I am among
people who love and care about me; I am with people who un-
derstand and sympathize with my life’s trials. I am with peo-
ple who believe as I do and have the same heavenly dream I
have. And the sermons! I find myself leaving church blessed,
encouraged, and uplifted through the words the pastor is in-
spired to share with us each week. Worshipping, to me, is not
giving up anything; it is a gift, and I am thankful for the free-
dom to enjoy it. In attending church and participating in the
worship experience I am receiving more than I ever gave up.
Next, the interviewer asked the people if they had any
Christian friends. I found it interesting that everyone inter-
viewed said Yes, they had Christian friends; everyone, that is,
except one man. The man who admitted going to church said
hat he did not have any Christian friends! Not even those with
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Inside This Issue:
Editorial
Easy Livin’? ··················· Page2
Follow that Lemming? ················ Page4
Recipe Corner
TofuSpinachPie················· Page4
A Page from My Experience
GoTellSomeone················· Page5
Spotlight on Orphans ················ Page5
“If You’ve Got It, Hide It”
More Responses ················· Page6
Nature Trails
Things That Go “Chuck-Click” in the Night · · · Page 8
Lesson from Ants ·················· Page8
Who Wears the Pants? ··············· Page9
Health is Wealth
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made (Part 18) · · · Page 10
Weeds ························ Page11
Coach’s Corner
TakeTimetoSmelltheRoses·········· Page12
