With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments.
(Psalm 119.10
NRSV)
Folks who passed the little cinder block church on N.C. 82 saw a red-suited creature with forked tail plodding up and down in front of the church. He carried a pitchfork in one hand and a sign in the other that urged people not to attend services. People were frightened to death according to a deputy. Little kids were crying and even some of the grown folks didn't look any too comfortable.
It turned out that the "devil" was only the pastor in disguise. I know what some of you are thinking. It's usually the other way around. The Rev. Floyd S. Turlington told Harnett County deputies that he engineered the masquerade as an experiment in reverse psychology. "If you tell people not to do something, then they're going to do it," he said. So Turlington, his assistant pastor, and a Sunday school teacher took turns playing the devil. What Turlington had not counted on was the panic that resulted. Switchboards at the sheriff's office and the Erwin Police Department flashed with frantic calls. There was one interesting sidelight. Turlington said that one passing motorist stopped his car and said, "I just want to shake the devil's hand. I'VE BEEN MARRIED TO HIS SISTER FOR A LONG TIME."
Whose advice are you following?
Dear God, don’t let me stray away from your community of faith in Christ’s church. Amen.
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