How?

In China, before Mao Tse Tung came to power there were 22 million Christians. After the communist revolution, all religion was officially outlawed and the government ordered Christians to be killed. For decades their lives were threatened, seminaries were closed, Bibles became illegal and meeting together was dangerous. The West had been kept out of China and we had no idea what happened to the Church. When people were finally allowed into China they found the church had grown to 60 million! In the midst of all that pressure and persecution, how?

It is so easy to worship in our part of the world. All that is required is the act of going and yet...how many excuses can we come up with to do something else? I'm tired, it's the only day I can sleep in; It's a beautiful day, lets go to the lake; I have so much work to do along with a million others. How would we feel if we weren't allowed to go? Would it mean more to us then? Would we face the possibility of punishment (or worse)? Take a few moments and think about what you would do if worshiping were hard...