Why Go?

We are constantly asking God for things; for more money, for good health, for this, for that, but have you considered that there is one thing that He is asking us. There is just one thing He wants from us; to go to Mass. That is it. It's not something that is very time consuming or hard. It's simple and there are many reasons to go.

First, we need to come together to pray. Yes, praying by ourselves is great. But we are meant to pray with others. And what better prayer than the Mass?

Second, going to Mass gives us strength. We are strengthened from community. We are strengthened from prayer. We are strengthened from the Eucharist and who couldn't use more strength?

Third, one of the ten commandments is to keep holy the Lord's day. God gave us this day to concentrate on Him. It's not another day to sleep in or be lazy. It's not another day to get work done. It's sacred. It's special.

Fourth, what is more important than our faith? Faith is what sustains us. It's what gets us through hard times. It's something we need. Yes, it's true that our churches are getting emptier, and for what? Is the value of going to Mass getting lost? Are people not seeing the importance? I'm sure there are those who do ask, "why go?". However, I think the real question is "why not go?".