Is this all it is?

I heard something that shook me a bit last week. You've probably heard the saying

"Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car."

That saying made me laugh. Because it's true. Some people think church is everything. They go to church every Sunday, read a couple verses, listen to the sermon and hear about all the things they should be doing, confess their sins, then go back home and go on through the week with no more thoughts on the subject until the next Sunday when they start all over again.

That's bull.

I was talking to one of my friends in a car ride back from the mall and she was telling me about how she thought most church-goers are silly and hypocritical. She said they all go because they think it's needed. Because they have to in order to get to Heaven. I said that I go because I enjoy it and she thought that was cool. She told me about a different friend of hers, who stopped going to church a while ago. Her friend had stopped going to church because it wasn't doing her any good. Her reasoning was this:

Why do people sit in church and listen to all the things they should be doing instead of actually doing them?

This woman doesn't go to church anymore because instead, she goes downtown and volunteers in a soup kitchen to feed the poor and homeless.

Reality check.

That's what's important. Sure, reading the bible, praying, and keeping up with Jesus talking to you is all good, but we should all be out there, helping our neighbours ALSO.

I don't know about you, but that's what I want to be like.