In my household, a meal is not considered complete without vegetables.
Cooking vegetables is harder than it looks, and is also, let’s face it, a bit of a fiddle. But the Domestic Demi-God has come up with a solution that fits all situations.
Take one bag of salad greens. Shake a lot of green into the bottom of  a bowl. Use plenty, as bagged greens don’t last long and will be thrown away tomorrow anyway.
Take a few tomatoes. These are the handiest veg  because even plastic-textured out-of-season  tomatoes, reared under lights and never kissed by the sun, are a healthy-looking red. Cut into quarters to indicate that some effort has been made.
Ditto a few grapes. These take even less effort as they can be carelessly flung into the bowl for a dashing Continental effect. They. like tomatoes, are always in season, somewhere in the world.
Put the salad bowl on the table.  Do not add salt, pepper or dressing as these things are Bad For You.
This salad does not often get consumed. Sometimes it is left untouched at the end of the meal. But it looks cheerful and healthy, vegetables have been provided, so no complaints about the food!
I think religion has become  a bit like that for many of us.  We like the idea of it. We think it looks nice. We know it’s good for us, but what gets served up is unappealing, tasteless and boring. We know what to expect and mostly we choose to leave it alone. If asked, we would say, “Yes, we always have a fresh salad at dinner! So good for one! “
If your only experience of vegetables was our standard household salad, you might not have much of an opinion  of that food group.
But like  food, religion is infinitely varied. If your experience has been of something boring and unappetising, try a different cook. This Easter there will be dozens  of options  to try something different – obligation free!
If you think of church as a tiresome hymn sandwich in a draughty vault, check out the cheerful, friendly modern churches around town, often with great rock bands and music groups. If on the other hand, you can’t stand jolly, over-familiar church services, try the austere beauty of services at the Abbey. If you love a good intelligent sermon – a moral Ted talk – you could  drop into a Baptist or Reformed church. If you like a bit of spice and colour, try a Catholic or High Church.  There are as many different choices as there are churches –  a whole glorious feast for you to sample.
Get it while it’s fresh!