Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Prayer For the Lost Credit Card

"Why me Lord?" What have I ever done? To deserve even one of the pleasures I've known?"

Eric Johnson sits, strumming an open string guitar and sings as Ricky Stokes plays a mean acoustic lead, Gordo moans on a mouth harp, David sadly thumbs bass strings, Davy taps the box while John's fingers softy make love to the skins of his Congas.

"HEY! WHERE'S THE BARTENDER?"

You ever been in a Church Service that's totally disrupted by something? ... a plane crash ... fire? ... women fainting? ... or the minister admitting to an affair with the lead Soprano in the Choir? ... and how everybody keeps on singing pretending if they don't notice what's happening it'll go away?

It was like that at Bar Church Sunday.

Eric's singing and the Band's killing it ... when this Dude storms inside Benny's wearing his bathing suit and nothing else ... looking like he slept on the Beach ... with sand falling out of dirty blond hair ... he seems desperate.

"Hey man," Kevin tells him. "It's Bar Church. There's no bartender. You're welcome to stay ... there's food on the  Pool Table."

"I NEED THE BARTENDER," the kid screams, "I LEFT SOMETHING HERE AND NEED IT BACK NOW!"

Sometimes you simply have to stop singing ... even in the middle of worship ... and this is one of those times.

As "Worship Leader" ... and I use that term loosely ... I hold my hand up, stop the music and call for prayer.

"Dear Lord of the Lost, please help this poor soul find that which he seeks ... the credit card which he left here last night ... forgive him for leaving without paying ... stumbling to where forth he was misled ... and may he remember to tip the bartender upon finding his treasure."

"What?" the kid asks realizing everyone in the Bar is praying for him.

"Come back at 12:30," Kevin explains.

Angrily, the Dude storms out.

The rag tag Congregation erupts in laughter in Holy fellowship as Eric resumes singing.

"Lord help me Jesus, I've wasted it so."

We know all about that at Bar Church.
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