Feeding The Hungry

"Feeding The Hungry"*

*A nervous young minister, new to the church, told the
flock, "For my text today, I will take the words, 'And
they fed five men with five thousand loaves of bread
and two thousand fishes.' "

A member of the church snicked at the preacher's
snafu, raised his hand and said, "That's not much of
a trick. I could do that."

The minister didn't respond. However, the next Sunday
he decided to repeat the text. This time he did it
properly, "And they fed five thousand men with five
loaves of bread and two fishes."

Smiling, the minister said to the wise guy from the
week before, "Could you do that, Mr. Perkins?"

The member of the flock said, "I sure could."

"How would you do it?" asked the preacher.

"With all the food I had left over from last Sunday."

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"Faith"*

*One day as the water of the mighty Mississippi River rose
a man and his son were forced to retreat to their rooftop.
While there a neighbor passed by in a row boat and
shouted, "Come with me I'll take you to higher ground."

The man politely refused saying, "I have faith in the lord, he will save
me."

Two hours later as the water continued to rise another
neighbor passed in a rubber raft, offering to take them to higher ground.

Again he refused saying, "I have faith in the lord, he will save me."

Four hours passed and as the man and his son clung to
the chimney, trying to avoid the rising water a Coast
Guard helicopter hovered overhead and threw down
a ladder, "Climb up so we can take you to higher ground!"
he heard them say.

Again he refused saying, "I have faith in the lord he will save me!"

Well no one else came and they met their fate.

Standing before G~d, the man said, "Lord I believed
in you, my faith was strong and unwavering and you let us drown!"

Looking at him G~d replied, "I sent a boat, a raft, and
a helicopter. What more did you want from me!"
Received on Wed Sep 1 00:06:52 2010