Every place where the public gathers has to have a lost and found collection. The church is no exception. Worshippers are always leaving things. We have volunteers at Christ Church who tidy up the worship areas after each service. They bring me interesting things they find.

Often they find notes written on bulletins. Surely these were not written during sermon times. A typical message will say something like, “Don’t you think Beth is cute?” or “Go Vols!” Occasionally we find a bulletin with a beautifully drawn tiger paw across the front. I liked this note written by a worshipper: “That sermon sure did grip me.” He did misspell “grip.” He spelled it “g-r-i-p-e,” but it was a nice thought just the same.

Umbrellas are left quite often. If folks must leave them, I wish they would leave nice …