A pastor from Kentucky told me about another pastor who was the guest preacher at a very small church.

When the preacher arrived at the church, there were only six people in attendance. Soon after the preacher began his sermon, a woman with a small child interrupted him.

“Preacher, could you hold it just a minute while I take care of this young ’un?” she said. Surprised, he stopped speaking. She swept up the child, who had been noisy, and took him outside for a moment. Through the walls, the little congregation could hear the sound of spanking and a little boy crying, but they waited. Soon she returned and said, “OK, go ahead.”

The pastor managed to finish his sermon, and was about to leave, when the woman with the kid said, “You’re supposed to go to my house to eat lunch. I wouldn’t have even come today, but I’m supposed to feed the preacher.”

With an attitude toward worship like that, no wonder only six people attended the service!

Sadly, many people approach worship with an attitude of looking for “what I can get out of it” instead of an attitude of giving glory to God. However, the Bible teaches that worship is not for you or me, it’s for Him. Psalm 100:2, 4 (HCSB) says, “Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs... Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise.”

Worship is all about your attitude. Martin Luther said, “A dairymaid can milk cows to the glory of God.”

So the next time you hear somebody say “I didn’t get fed” at a worship service, ask him or her, “Did you milk it for all it's worth?”

Copyright 2009 by Bob Rogers. E-mail brogers@fbcrincon.com. Read this column each Friday for a mix of religion and humor. For more “Holy Humor,” go to the Web site www.fbcrincon.com.