Churches do have an important part to play in shaping a Christians life. It is the Home of our Lord, which should be kept neat, clean and beautiful. Yes, God will hear our prayers irrespective of whether we pray from our homes or church. But the church gives us a serene atmosphere to do so, so that we can pray with cent percent concentration. (Yes, You can if You try).  Also God gives special consideration to prayers offered as a group.

The statues there at the church are not for statue-worship but they just remind us of Our Lord in Heaven and urges us to pray to Him. Same is the case with the statues of Saints. They remind us of the great life a saint had lived and urges us to lead a similar life and pray for their Intercession. So a church helps us in so many different ways.

The 8 Pics given above are taken from the newly constructed CHRIST THE KING CHURCH, Ettumanoor, Kottayam, Kerala, India. The church is really beautiful. Anyone who gets inside will be forced to pray to the Almighty, such is its construction. Yes, when we build a Home for God, we should do it in the best way, as these Kerala people have done here. Take a look.

A man was walking through a forest pondering life. He walked, pondered, walked, and pondered. He felt very close to nature and even close to God.  He felt so close to God that he felt if he spoke God would listen.

So he asked, “God, are you listening?”

And God replied, “Yes my son, I am here.”

The man stopped and pondered some more.

He looked towards the sky and said, “God, what is a million years to you?”

God replied, “Well my son, a second to me is like a million years to you.”

So the man continued to walk and to ponder… walk and ponder…  Then he looked to the sky again and said, “God, what is a million dollars to you?”

And God replied, “My son, my son…a penny to me is like a million dollars to you. It means almost nothing to me. It does not even have a value it is so little.”

The man looked down, pondered a bit and then looked up to the sky and said, “God, can I have a million dollars?”

And God replied, “In a second.”

There was an old man sitting on his porch watching the rain fall. Pretty soon the water was coming over the porch and into the house.

The old man was still sitting there when a rescue boat came and the people on board said, “You can’t stay here you have to come with us.”

The old man replied, “No, God will save me.” So the boat left. A little while later the water was up to the second floor, and another rescue boat came,  and again told the old man he had to come with them.

The old man again replied, “God will save me.” So the boat left him again.

An hour later the water was up to the roof and a third rescue boat approached the old man, and tried to get him to come with them.

Again the old man refused to leave stating that, “God will save him.”  So the boat left him again.

Soon after, the man drowns and goes to heaven, and when he sees God he asks him, “Why didn’t you save me?”

God replied, “You dummy! I tried. I sent three boats after you!!”