Just a thought from the Pastor…
What’s the matter with Mrs. Craig?
The following news item appeared in the Nashville Banner, June 19, 1956:
Porter Oklahoma (AP)…Mrs. Ella Craig, age 81, hasn’t missed a Sunday School session in 1,040 Sundays, a perfect 20 years.
- Doesn’t Mrs. Craig ever have company on Sunday to keep her away from church?
- Doesn’t Mrs. Craig ever go anywhere on Saturday night and get up tired Sunday morning?
- Doesn’t she ever have headaches, colds, nervous spells, tired feelings, sudden calls out of town, business trips, Sunday picnics, or any trouble of any kind?
- Doesn’t she have any friends at all, friends who invite her for weekend trips to the seashore or mountains?
- Doesn’t she ever sleep late on Sunday morning?
- Doesn’t it ever rain or snow on Sunday morning?
- Doesn’t she ever get her feelings hurt by somebody in the church?
- Doesn’t she ever get mad at the preacher or Sunday School teacher?
- Doesn’t she have a radio or television so she can listen to “some mighty good sermons” from out of town?
What’s the matter with Mrs. Craig?
“Moreover it is required in stewards [all Christians] that a man be found faithful.” 1 Corinthians 4:2