Bruce came out and began babbling about forgiveness being most important in the eyes of God. I almost thought that he knew I was in the audience. I didn't once hear the seventh commandment mentioned though. We sang a few tunes about Jesus, and then the plates were passed around.
I knew that when the plates were gathered, they were delivered to Robert at the audio/video console. He would count the money during the sermon so that Anne, the church secretary, could deposit the money on her way home from services.
About ten minutes after the offering, we reached the part I had been waiting for. Bruce says a prayer welcoming all newcomers into the house of God. Then he asked that all of the guests attending please come forward and introduce themselves. My three "guests" all stood from their va
