Francis Ridley Havergal was a British hymn writer. Probably one of her best known hymns is the lovely hymn of consecration --"Take my life and let it be--consecrated, Lord to Thee . . ."
She once made a list for herself of eight reasons for going to church, even on rainy days.
1. "God has blessed the Lord's Day, making no exceptions for stormy days.
2. I expect my minister to be there. I'd be surprised if he stayed at home for the weather.
3. I might lose out on the prayers and the sermon that would have done me great good.
4. For any important business, rain doesn't keep me home; and church attendance, in God's sight, is very important.
5. Bad weather reveals on what foundation my faith is built; it will prove how much I love Christ. True love rarely fails to keep an appointment.
6. Those who stay at home from church because it's rainy frequently miss on fair Sundays, too. I must not take one step in that direction.
7. The Bible contains a special promise that where two or three meet together in Christ's name, He will be in the midst of them.
8. I don't know how many more Sundays God may give me, and it would be poor preparation for my first Sunday in Heaven to have slighted my last Sunday on earth."
"I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord."
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