Playing the Lottery

One of my friends from the Bus Shop bought me a Lottery ticket for this past Tuesday. It was a $5 5 number ticket. She wrote me a very nice note and said that she hoped this ticket was a winner and that God would give me the money to build the kind of church that God and I had dreamed of. Having never played the Lottery, I had her explain how it works. I know that most of you don't need lessons in playing the lottery but for those who do, this is the deal. I had 5 series of 6 numbers per series. You don't have to match all of them to win something. Even if you only match 2 numbers you can win a few bucks but the more you match the more you win. I was dead tired Tuesday night and ready to hit the sack at 10:00 but no way I was going to sleep until I saw the numbers drop at 11:00. The sincerity of my friend and and the spirit of her gift almost had me believing that God was going to let me cash in. The six lottery balls dropped and out of the 30 numbers on my ticket, I matched 1. I have to say it was disappointing but for only $5 I can try again tomorrow.