A just read an advertisement for a public auction that was scheduled to take place at 10:00 on a Sunday morning, a time when many people are either worshiping the Lord or on their way to a worship service.

The list of antiques and collectables available for purchase was impressive, including: dishes, stone pots, butter churns, wooden benches, trunks, lanterns, lamps, vintage toys and much more.

What was not listed as being present: Jesus.

“I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’”—Psalm 122:1.

“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.”—Johne 4:23.