“WHAT COULD IT HURT?” Fictional Story by Tammy Maseberg, March 5, 2013
“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” (2 Corinthians 5:17, NLT)
Casey thought surely she would be met at the door by security when she walked into the church earlier that day. But, she wasn’t. Instead, she slipped into a back pew and tried to be invisible, an art she had learned well. What was she doing here anyway? Oh, yeah. Religion was the only thing she hadn’t tried in an attempt to get her life straightened out. What could it hurt?
She was wrong, though, because it was painful as she sat there and listened to the preacher talk about forgiveness and salvation. She couldn’t remember ever experiencing forgiveness, and she didn’t understand the concept of salvation. This man couldn’t possibly have known her, but his words seemed to be aimed right at her. Had he talked to the police or her roommate or, God-forbid, her parents? Her insides shook. (more…)