By Karen O’Connor :

I would expect to communicate with God while attending a church service but I’ve been finding God on the way to church, as well. As my husband and I drive through our neighborhood and then ease onto the freeway, I start thinking about what’s ahead. I anticipate the worship songs, the sermon, the fellowship afterwards with friends, and the warm and close feeling I have with God during and after the service. There is something wonderful about this community experience.

At such times I also think about the people who are spending their Saturday night or Sunday morning going to the beach, playing golf, enjoying brunch at a favorite restaurant or crashing in front of the TV for a football game. I wish they were going to church too, being uplifted by God’s Word in the Bible, joining in singing praise songs, and receiving prayer when needed. Maybe one day I’ll meet some of them. I was in their ‘camp’ for many years myself—playing tennis on Sunday mornings during the years when church was the last place I wanted to be.

But today I connect with the Lord in many different ways. Finding God on the way to church is just one of them. As the Psalmist writes in Psalm 95:6:

Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

You can also click here: Psalm 95:6  to have it read aloud to you.

If you don’t attend church regularly, what is holding you back, and what might you be missing?

See  this video: Reasons People Don’t Go to Church to find out:

If you do enjoy church, can you Comment on why?