A Woman's Prayer

"Funeral Procession"

A woman was leaving a convenience store with her
morning coffee when she noticed a most unusual
funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery.

A long black hearse was followed by a second long
black hearse about 50 feet behind the first one.
Behind the second hearse was a solitary woman
walking a pit bull on a leash. Behind her, a short
distance back, were about 200 women walking single
file.

The woman was so curious that she respectfully
approached the woman walking the dog and said,
"I am so sorry for your loss, and I know now is a bad
time to disturb you, but I have never seen a funeral
like this. Whose funeral is it?"

"My husband's."

"What happened to him?"

The woman replied, "My dog attacked and killed him."

She inquired further, "Well, who is in the second hearse?"

The woman answered, "My mother-in-law. She was trying
to help my husband when the dog turned on her."

A poignant and thoughtful moment of silence passed
between the two women.

"Can I borrow the dog?"

"Get in line."

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"A Woman's Prayer"

Dear Lord,

I pray for:

Wisdom, To understand a man.

Love, To forgive him and;

Patience, For his moods.

Because, Lord, if I pray for Strength

I'll just beat him to death.
Received on Mon Dec 6 06:18:24 2004