I believe it, God must be on Craig's list. No not as an item or wanting to sell something...well maybe. No God appeared to be active on Craig's list when I was teaching Local License Pastors at the seminary. Teaching about Worship and Sacraments I planned to celebrate communion with all the liturgy and tradition the "Early Church" would have used. This included sung responses and hymns. We were meeting in a sterile classroom so how could enhance the setting to become Holy? The remarkable group of students enthusiastically volunteered to learn the musical responses and agreed we would sing and praise God making the Table and Service come alive with spirit if not atmosphere. One of the students, a young pastor from Iowa volunteered he often played the trumpet in his worship services and although he had not brought his trumpet he had seen one on Craig's list for $50 and he would be willing explore purchasing it for our service.
This in itself amazed me that this pastor would take the time to even consider looking into purchasing the instrument and be willing to arrange to pick it up. He did just that, the trumpet was not too far from the school and in excellent condition. The day arrived to celebrate the Eucharist and we began with the full service of Invitation, Confession, Offering, Sermon and the Great Thanksgiving. As each musical response began the trumpet played beautifully and we were lifted to new spiritual heights. The hymns too came alive with the trumpet accompanying us. It was a great day and we all felt we had truly communed with our Savior.
The young pastor confessed he had never considered bringing his trumpet nor had he any thought of playing one while in school. Something just nudged him one evening to look at Craig's list for fun and the trumpet for sale caught his eye....and his heart.
I can't say God hangs around on Craig's list, but then again God works in mysterious ways sometimes. Praying you have a blessed day and will occasionally check out Craig's list, who knows?
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