The minister was preoccupied with thoughts of how he was going to
ask the congregation to come up with more money than they were
expecting for repairs to the church building. Therefore, he was annoyed
to find that the regular organist was sick and a substitute had been
brought in at the last minute. The substitute wanted to know what to
play.
“Here’s a copy of the service,” he said impatiently. “But, you’ll have
to think of something to play after I make the announcement about the
finances.”
During the service, the minister paused and said, “Brothers and
Sisters, we are in great difficulty; the roof repairs cost twice as
much as we expected and we need $4,000 more. Any of you who can pledge
$100 or more, please stand up.”
At that moment, the substitute organist played “The Star Spangled Banner.”
This is one of my favorites lol – An FYI for Our Non-American
readers:The Star Spangled Banner is the name of the US National Anthem –
So on hearing the anthem being played, everyone had to stand up !!
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