When every choir member was late

On March 1, 1950 in Beatrice, Nebraska, the pastor went to church
that Saturday afternoon to prepare for the evening choir practice.
Most choir members would arrive between 7:15 to 7:30 PM. He then went
home for a quick supper, was ready to return with His wife and
daughter, when it was discovered the daughter's dress was soiled and
needed a change which in turn must first be ironed.

High school sophomore Ladona had trouble with her Geometry problems
and had to stay to finish the problem. Usually, she would always be
early for rehearsal.

Two sisters were ready to go to church, but the car won't start. They
called up the geometry girl to pick them up. Mrs. Schuster with a
small daughter normally would arrive at 7:20, but that night her old
Mother needed her and so she dropped by her mother's house.

A lathe operator wanted to stop putting off an important letter ("I
didn't know why") and was late. Stenographer Joyce Black, "feeling
just plain lazy" stayed until the last possible minute. Then she was
ready to go until it happened.

Machinest Harry Ohl was going to take his two boys to choir practice,
since his wife was away, but somehow started talking with someone and
when he looked at his watch, it was already too late.

Pianist Marilyn Paul decided to come one half-hour earlier. But after
supper, she fell asleep and arrived barely on time.

Choir director and the mother of the pianist, Mrs. Paul, was late due
to her daughter. She had tried unsuccessfully to wake her up before.

Two high school girls usually go together. But one was listening to
the 7-7:30 radio program and that evening broke their usual habit of
promptness in order to listen to the end.

At 7:25, The West Side Baptist Church blew up. Its roofed crushed in
and its walls fell down---due to leaking gas. But the choir members
were all late. And this never happened before.

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God says, "I will save those
who love Me
and will protect those who
acknowledge Me as Lord.
When they call to Me, I will
answer them;
when they are in trouble,
I will be with them.
I will rescue and honor them.
I will reward them with long life;
and I will save them.
(Psalm 91:14-16)
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