[boatbums]

If our Lord could tell Peter to catch a fish to pay a tax, and inside he found a gold coin, then certainly a struggling church can rejoice in the provision of a loving God. It would have been neat if the ticket had NOT been scratched off first and the pastor had been the one to discover the value. God has provided for me in many miraculous ways over the years and every time my faith has grown and my confidence in "My God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." (Phil. 4:19)

[Boogieman]

“It would have been neat if the ticket had NOT been scratched off first and the pastor had been the one to discover the value.”

Yeah, but imagine how many people would start tossing scratch-offs in the plate, figuring that God would take care of the tithing for them if the parish really needed the money :)