I'm telling this tale because my friend Jeffy hasn't told it himself yet (hint, hint) and I need to associate something fun with church today. All inaccuracies to the story are my own.
My friend Jeffy was once the custodian at Old Church. He had to quit after his shoulder started giving him trouble and he couldn't manhandle the chairs and tables anymore. The church hired someone new. Old Church has gone through a lot of custodians. A couple have been good and actually cleaned. Most were nightmares. Serious nightmares. I was once accused of not liking homeless people because I pointed out that the current custodian wasn't doing his job. He wasn't homeless and it's a LONG story.
Anyhow, the newest custodian is one of the those custodians that needs a little assistance in cleaning the restrooms, so Jeffy has been going in and cleaning the restrooms. Recently, Jeffy was at the church cleaning the night after the kids program had been held. He was in the women's restroom checking the "little boxes" that tend to stink to high heaven if they aren't emptied within a day. He opened one box, peered in and noticed something in there but not what he expected. That happens from time to time. Those little boxes sometimes just hold regular trash. He pulled out the bag and at the bottom was an offering envelope. Yes, you read that right, an offering envelope. One from the pews in the Sanctuary. It gets better.
On the front of the envelope was written. "God has something good to tell you." Jeffy chuckled a little, turned the envelope over and opened it up. Written on the inside was this message:
"God thinks you are nice."
Sometimes God shows up in the most unexpected places.
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