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Chapter III

Dear Woodworm,

How was your last strategy? I heard you managed to bring half the worship session out of communication with the enemy at one go. All thanks to me, you have reaped the harvest.
However, that also means that the other half of the worship session is not won over yet. You will not expect to rest in peace until you win everyone over. Even those with wandering minds can still have the chance to be touched by the enemy though their chances are much reduced. We cannot let the enemy have the slightest chance of being able to touch them again.

Your next step is to change the concept of the worship session. You have to make the worship session become a program, just a program and nothing else. It has to become one of the many programs they have every week. Just like any other programs, there is a starting and ending time. And just in any other programs, they go through the paces waiting for the ending time.

The target group for this strategy is those who do not want to be there. They are there because it’s a normal thing to do. They are there because fellow creatures will ask questions if they do not. They heave a sigh of relieve upon hearing the sentence: “In Jesus’ Name, Amen.” They do not come guarded against us. Put the following thoughts into their mind:

When is the worship going to end?
Why is the worship leader bridging again and again and again?
What is the prayer leader ranting and ranting about?
Prayer is such a chore.
How come only 30 minutes have passed? There is still 2 hours to go.
I do not like this song.

Put these thoughts in their minds and if they don’t block out the thoughts, it is bingo for you. Develop on the thoughts not blocked out and soon you’ll see restless, mindless souls looking at their watches waiting for the ordeal to end – and rightfully so.

From your affectionate uncle,
Screwtape

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