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I remember a story that I heard of a woman who every Sunday made critical remarks about her pastor’s sermon or the service in general. One Sunday, on her way out of church, she shook hands with the pastor and said, “Pastor, what a great service this morning. During your sermon I had an epiphany. I want to thank you.” The pastor, quite pleased with the morning’s performance smiled at her and asked, “and what was it that left this impression on you?”, assuming it was some part of the sermon.

The woman smiled back and replied, “Oh, it had nothing to do with your sermon. I lost interest in that about half way through. So, I picked up the pew Bible and, leafing through, I found a verse that really spoke to me.”
“That’s wonderful,” the pastor responded. And the woman glided out into the sunshine.

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