I had something very peculiar happen to me this past Sunday. I was preaching at a United Methodist church that was out in the country a bit. They did not have A/C, so the doors were open with fans blowing. I felt a sense of nostalgia come over me preaching in this 100+ year old house of worship. Four churches combined together for the service on top of this ridge over looking the plush creation of God.
Now then, God's creation had a definite role in the service this past Sunday. I was consumed in my preaching while all of a sudden a bird flew through the open door into the sanctuary. The flea infested fowl flew around buzzing over top of the congregates heads for a few minutes, then things seemingly settled down. Let me say that the next moment in time took me by total surprise, and I still am lost for words.
As I neared the end of my message I looked down to see a foreign substance on my open bible. I nonchalantly looked up to see the bag of feathers peering down at me from the exposed wooden rafters. And yes you've guessed it..., the bird did IT on my bible!!! And the bird did IT undetected by anyone like a stealth bomber!!! Amazingly enough I finished out my message and did not let anyone know until I told my wife, Katie, after the service. Needless to say Katie almost did IT because she laughed so hard!
Here is a picture of my actual bible and the random act of cruelness from that decrepit creature. You'll notice the stain near the mid-bottom of the holy scroll. I can almost guarantee that the odds of that happening to me again are next to nil. It was definitely a once in a life time experience. I'm also pretty sure that bird ruined its species chances of attending heaven!!!
I bet that Bible would fetch a decent dollar of ebay from some relic hunter scouring the digital marketplace for such a find.
Posted by: nate watson | Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 09:41 PM
oh my gosh--that is hysterical! lol!!!
Posted by: Rindy | Sunday, August 05, 2007 at 01:04 PM
I wish I could have seen your face.
Posted by: Tony Sebastian | Saturday, August 04, 2007 at 10:22 PM
that's awesome tim!! and pretty impressive to still be able to finish out the message!
Posted by: nick poole | Thursday, August 02, 2007 at 02:22 PM