A church goer in England reportedly wrote a letter to the editor of the London Daily and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. “I’ve gone for 30 years now,” he wrote, “and in that time I have heard something like 1,600 sermons, but for the life of me, I can’t remember a single one. Therefore, I feel I have just wasted my time listening… and the pastors have been wasting their time preaching.”
Well, as you can imagine, after appearing in the “Letters To The Editor” section, this article caused a major controversy, much to the delight of the editor. In fact, this letter was reported to have generated more response that any other “Letter To The Editor” in the newspaper’s history, with over 3,500 letters received. It all went on for weeks until someone mailed in this clincher:
“I have been married for 30 years now… and in that time, my wife has cooked me some 16,000 meals, but for the life of me, I can’t remember a single one. However, I do remember this, they all nourished me and gave me the strength to do my work. Had I not eaten them I would be physically dead. Likewise, had I not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead.”