[Faith-talk] FW: [thefamilyoffaith] YOU TOOK MY PARKING SPACE AT CHURCH - GOING OR BECOMING

[Eric Calhoun]

Original Message: 
From: "Mary Ann" <serenity77 at shaw.ca>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Subject: [thefamilyoffaith] YOU TOOK MY PARKING SPACE AT CHURCH - GOING
OR BECOMING
Date: 
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:45:46 -0700









      This is what happens when we "go to church" instead of "becoming
the Church". . 


                                YOU TOOK MY PARKING SPACE
                                AT CHURCH!

                                This should wake us up:

                                One day, a man 
                                went to visit a church. He got there
early, parked his 
                                car and got out. Another car pulled up
near the driver, 
                                got out and said, 'I always park there! 
                                You took my place.'



                                The visitor 
                                went inside for Sunday School,
                                found an empty seat and sat down. 
                                A young lady from the church approached
him and stated, 
                                "That ' s my seat! You took my place!"
The visitor was 
                                somewhat distressed by this rude welcome,
but said 
                                nothing.

                                After Sunday 
                                School, the visitor went into the
Sanctuary and sat 
                                down. Another member walked up to him and
said, 
                                'That's where I always sit! You took my
place!' The 
                                visitor was even more troubled by this
treatment, but 
                                still He said nothing.

                                Later, as the 
                                congregation was praying for Christ to
dwell among 
                                them, the visitor stood up, and his
appearance began 
                                to change. Horrible scars became visible
on his hands 
                                and on his sandaled feet. Someone from
the 
                                congregation noticed him and called out,
"What 
                                happened to you?" The visitor replied, as
his hat 
                                became a crown of thorns, and a tear fell
from his 
                                eye, "I took your place..."


                                 
                                 



                                
                       



                  GOD BLESS!