THE ONE FINGER PIANO PLAYER
A seminarian was spending his last summer before his final year of schooling as a chaplain in a national park. He had duties with trimming trees, feeding animals and emptying trash during the week, and then conducting worship on Sundays for the tourists. One Sunday the pianist didn’t show up, because she had car trouble. He asked for a volunteer from among the worshipers, but there was no response. Then he said, “Is there anyone here who would like to volunteer the musical ability of someone else?” At this a little girl raised her hand and said, “My daddy can play the piano.” After some hesitation, a tall, dignified looking gentleman came down and sat at the piano. As he accompanied the singing it was soon obvious that he was playing with only one finger. But he didn’t miss any notes and his timing was perfect. He played simply, adequately and the worship service was a joy and an…
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