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Question 6
When she first visits the St. Thomas church and sees “everybody has something on their head,” she prays, “Oh no, Lord, you’re going to have to help me,” and then keeps going anyway; what does her choice to stay in an uncomfortable setting reveal about seeking truth over comfort, and where do you tend to quit when you feel socially out of place?
Another way to ask: She felt uncomfortable at the St. Thomas church but stayed anyway. What does that say about choosing truth over comfort, and when do you usually quit because you feel awkward or don’t fit in?
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Direct Answer
Her choice shows a willingness to pursue church and truth even when she feels embarrassed, different, and socially vulnerable. Based on her story, she keeps going because she believed church mattered enough to endure discomfort, and she asked God for help rather than letting awkwardness decide.
- She was church-hunting and told the woman at the library: “if I don’t find a good church, I’m going to go back home because church is pretty important.”
- When she arrived, her first reaction was social discomfort: “everybody has something on their head,” and “my dress is not like their dress.”
- Her prayer is honest: “Oh no, Lord, you’re going to have to help me.”
- She admits it was against her personality: “That’s not my personality to go somewhere strange and to do different things.”
- Yet she chose persistence: “I… went in and I just kept going,” even though it “definitely took a while before I warmed up.”