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Originally Posted by OneAccord
I'm sure they are, Sister. I haven't responded to the request either, but am certainly praying. I was just looking through the eyes of an "outsider", perhaps a visitor or a "newbie", and was wondering what they would think. I know, I know...its appearances. But when there are on average 870 views on a thread about somebody leaving... while prayer request seem to go virtually unoticed... I just can't help but wonder what people would think.
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You are absolutely correct, One. It's something that has bothered me for years, especially when I pastored. We'd have 300 people at the church picnic, and sometimes only 3 at prayer meeting.
I heard this saying, not sure where it originated; "You can tell how much people love their church by how many attend Sunday morning service, you can tell how much people love their pastor by how many attend Sunday evening, and you can tell how many love God by how many attend prayer meeting".
I'm not saying that I agree with this statement entirely, but there is some merit there.