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Thursday, March 15, 2012

One Toot, and You’re Out


            Do we make our guests (visitors) feel welcome in our worship assemblies?
            Many years ago, in a small Scottish church, an usher was painstakingly attending his duties, making sure that all in the worship service were in their places and properly quiet during the sermon.
            Suddenly, he spotted an old Scotswoman with an ear trumpet. He had not seen these contraptions (ear trumpets were metal instruments, shaped like trumpets, long ago used to assist the hearing impaired); consequently, he hurried over to the woman and, in a low but threatening whisper, told her, “One toot and you’re out.”
            Are there any members in your congregation who convey this spirit to your guests, “One toot and you’re out”?

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