A beautiful Salvation Army lassie spoke to a busy businessman: "How is it with your soul?" she asked. As the man was about to snap back with a hostile reply, he suddenly paused, hesitated, then quietly said, "My dear young lady, I'm really not sure I remembered I had a soul."

Most of us need to be reminded every now and then. And we are, surely we are, in church on Sunday morning. Here we are…