Strands#265 Did You Hear That?
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Three Holy Men & a Bear
A Catholic Priest, a Baptist Preacher, and a Rabbi all served as chaplains
to the students of Northern Michigan University in Marquette . They would
get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop.
One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn't really
all that hard - a real challenge would be to preach to a bear. One thing led to another, and they decided to do an experiment.
They would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it.
Seven days later, they all came together to discuss their experience.
Father Flannery, who had his arm in a sling, was on crutches, and had various bandages on his body and limbs, went first. 'Well,' he said, 'I went into the woods to find me a bear. And when I found him, I began to read to him from the Catechism. Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around. So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb. The Bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and
confirmation.'
Reverend Billy Bob spoke next.. He was in a wheelchair, had one arm and
both legs in casts, and had an IV drip. In his best fire-and-brimstone oratory, he claimed, 'WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we don't sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND me a bear.. And then I began to read to my bear from God's HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing to do with me.. So I took HOLD of him and we began to wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb.. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus..Hallelujah!
The priest and the reverend both looked down at the Rabbi, who was lying
in a hospital bed.. He was in a body cast and traction with IVs and
monitors running in and out of him..
He was in really bad shape.
The Rabbi looked up and said: "Looking back on it, ......circumcision may
not have been the best way to start."
to the students of Northern Michigan University in Marquette . They would
get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop.
One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn't really
all that hard - a real challenge would be to preach to a bear. One thing led to another, and they decided to do an experiment.
They would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it.
Seven days later, they all came together to discuss their experience.
Father Flannery, who had his arm in a sling, was on crutches, and had various bandages on his body and limbs, went first. 'Well,' he said, 'I went into the woods to find me a bear. And when I found him, I began to read to him from the Catechism. Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around. So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb. The Bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and
confirmation.'
Reverend Billy Bob spoke next.. He was in a wheelchair, had one arm and
both legs in casts, and had an IV drip. In his best fire-and-brimstone oratory, he claimed, 'WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we don't sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND me a bear.. And then I began to read to my bear from God's HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing to do with me.. So I took HOLD of him and we began to wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb.. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus..Hallelujah!
The priest and the reverend both looked down at the Rabbi, who was lying
in a hospital bed.. He was in a body cast and traction with IVs and
monitors running in and out of him..
He was in really bad shape.
The Rabbi looked up and said: "Looking back on it, ......circumcision may
not have been the best way to start."
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