In Samaria, at the well, Jesus said to the woman who came to draw water:
"Go, call your husband and come back."
"I have no husband," she replied.
Jesus said to her, "You are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have said is quite true."
"Sir," the woman said, "I can see that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem." (John 16-20)
Religion is comforting when you can focus on the theoretical and the controversial.
It's not so comforting when you are called out for your sinful thoughts, words, or behavior.
That is when your pride says, "Let's change the topic."
But at the end of the day, your own sin or righteousness is the only topic that truly matters to your faith.
Don't avoid it.
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