1. A man is walking along when suddenly he got his foot caught in some
railroad tracks. He tried to get it out, but it was really stuck in there
well. He heard a noise and turned around to see a train coming. He panicked
and started to pray, "God, please get my foot out of these tracks and I'll
stop drinking!"
Nothing happened, it was still stuck, and the train was getting closer!
He prayed again, "God, please get my foot out and I'll stop drinking AND
swearing!"
Still nothing...and the train was just seconds away!
He tried it one last time, "God please, if you get my foot out of the
tracks, I'll quit drinking, swearing and smoking."
Suddenly his foot shot out of the tracks and he was able to dive out of
the way, just as the train passed. He got up, dusted himself off, looked
toward Heaven and said... "Thanks anyway God, I got it myself."
2. I needed some supplies from a Sunday School cupboard that was seldom
used and was secured with a lock. I didn't know the combination, but our
clergyman offered to give it a try. Father Jack placed his fingers on the
lock's dial and raised his eyes heavenward for a moment. Then he confidently
spun the dial and opened the lock. Seeing how impressed I was with this
demonstration of faith, he smiled and confided, "The numbers are written
on the ceiling."
3. An overweight colleague of mine decided it was time to shed some excess
pounds. He took his new diet seriously, even changing his driving route
to avoid his favorite bakery. One morning, however, he arrived at work
carrying a gigantic coffeecake. We all scolded him, but his smile remained
cherubic. "This is a very special coffeecake," he explained. "I accidentally
drove by the bakery this morning and there in the window were a host of
goodies. I felt this was no accident, so I prayed, 'Lord, if you want me
to have one of those delicious coffeecakes, let me have a parking place
directly in front of the bakery.' And sure enough," he continued, "the
eighth time around the block, there it was!"
4. A young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father
who was a minister, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father
took him to his study and said to him, "I'll make a deal with you. You
bring your grades up, study your bible a little and get your hair cut and
we'll talk about it." After about a month the boy came back and again asked
his father if they could discuss use of the car. They again went to the
father's study where his father said, "Son, I've been real proud of you.
You have brought your grades up, you've studied your bible diligently,
but you didn't get your hair cut." The young man waited a moment and replied,
"You know Dad, I've been thinking about that. You know, Samsom had long
hair, Moses had long hair, Noah had long hair, and even Jesus had long
hair!", to which is father replied, "Yes, you're right, and they also WALKED
every where they went!"
5. On their way to a justice of the peace to get married, a couple has
a fatal car accident. The couple is sitting outside Heaven’s gate waiting
on St. Peter to do an intake. While waiting, they wonder if they could
possibly get married in Heaven. St. Peter finally shows up and they ask
him. St. Peter says, "I don’t know, this is the first time anyone has ever
asked. Let me go find out," and he leaves.
The couple sits for a couple of months and begins to wonder if they really
should get married in Heaven, what with the eternal aspect of it all. “What
if it doesn’t work out?” they wonder. “Are we stuck together forever?”
St. Peter returns after yet another month, looking somewhat bedraggled.
"Yes,"he informs the couple. "You can get married in Heaven." "Great,"
says the couple, "but what if things don’t work out? Could we also get
a divorce in Heaven?" St. Peter, red-faced, slams his clipboard onto the
ground! "What’s wrong?" exclaims the frightened couple. "Come on!" St.
Peter exclaims. "It took me three months to find a priest up here! Do you
have any idea how long it’s going to take me to find a lawyer!?"
6. A small child with a bad cough was taken by her parents to a hospital
emergency room. A nurse, examining the child's lungs with a stethoscope,
told the child, "I have to see if Barney is in there." "I have Jesus in
my heart," the child replied. "Barney is on my underwear."
7. The story goes that a certain court jester went too far one day and
insulted his king. The king became so infuriated that he sentenced the
jester to be executed. His court prayed upon the king to have mercy for
this man who had served him well for so many years. After a time, the king
relented only enough to give the jester his "choice" as to how he would
like to die. True to form, the jester replied, "if it's all the same to
you my Lord, I'd like to die of old age."
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