Throwing away the Gospel and thrown away lotto tickets

 By Slimjim - Posted at The Domain for Truth:

I saw this news article titled “$200,000 lottery ticket nearly thrown in trash by winner.” Now I don’t condone buying the lotto and I think it has impoverished many people who are desperate. Bu I think there’s a lesson here about what we value and also the Gospel.

The article tells us this woman’s story:

Oct. 6 (UPI) — A North Carolina woman said her scratch-off lottery ticket nearly ended up in the trash before she realized it was a $200,000 winner.

Jacqueline Leigh, 60, of Roper, told North Carolina Education Lottery officials she bought a $5 Hot 5’s ticket from Roper Food Mart, but didn’t think it was a winner after scratching it off.

“I really was about to throw it away,” she said. “But I went back and looked at it again and that’s when I discovered it.”

Leigh said she was in shock to discover the ticket that nearly went into the trash was a $200,000 winner.

“I was so excited,” she said. “I think I shouted.”

Imagine how close she was to losing that money! And it made me think about those times people have thrown away actual lotto tickets and how sometimes money never got claimed.

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