Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Don't talk during service!!

Okay boys and girls. Now that you've seen my outer shell of pippy happy fun fun, now it's time for me to get serious.
Pleeeaasee- DON'T TALK DURING CHURCH SERVICE!!
This is serious business people. NO joke.
So I was sitting in my youth group service at my church, and the pastor is giving this awesome message. It was about how Jesus intended his deciples to go out into the far corners of the world and bring people to God, and to baptize people, and how we as students of the church are able by the power of the Holy Spirit to do this by bringing people to church.
At least, I thought that's what he was saying. To tell you the truth, I couldn't really get the whole just of the service. Why?
... because the people behind me were talking.
Through the worship music-
talktalktalktalktalk...
Through the message-
talktalktalktalktalk...
Even through the video clips-
talktalktalktalktalk...
Personally, I was steamed. I was 'this close' to running up to the stage, grabbing the microphone and shouting,
"LOOK PEOPLE! This man here is trying to teach you a lesson that will change your life forever into eternity, and perhaps even change the lives of other people around you! Don't you think maybe you should listen to him??? They don't teach this in school, boys and girls. You don't text this sort of stuff to your friends, either. This is real. This is life, this is death, this is Heaven, and this is Earth. I know you can all handle it, so if you would kindly be quiet, let's get this show on the road!!!"
So when your pastor is preaching, or when your teacher is teaching, please please please, do not talk. I can't speak for the other people in the audience, but for me, the service would have been a lot more meaningful and touching if I hadn't been distracted by the endless whispers.
This goes for everyone- boys, girls, adults, and kids alike. When you talk, it not only takes away from your experience with God, but it takes away from other's, too.
Thank you, and God bless.

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