Baseball Player

"Baseball Player"

A little boy was overheard talking to himself as he strutted
through the backyard, wearing his baseball cap and toting a ball and bat.

"I'm the greatest hitter in the world," he announced.

Then, he tossed the ball into the air, swung at it, and missed.

"Strike One!" he yelled. Undaunted, he picked up the ball
and said again, "I'm the greatest hitter in the world!"

He tossed the ball into the air. When it came down he
swung again and missed. "Strike Two!" he cried.

The boy then paused a moment to examine his bat and
ball carefully. He spit on his hands and rubbed them
together. He straightened his cap and said once more,
"I'm the greatest hitter in the world!"

Again he tossed the ball up in the air and swung at it.
He missed. "Strike Three!"

"Wow!" he exclaimed. "I'm also the greatest pitcher in the world!"

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"Food For Thought"*

*A man had a habit of grumbling at the food his wife
placed before him at family meals. Then he would ask the blessing.

One day after his usual combination complaint-prayer,
his little girl asked, "Daddy, does G~d hear us when we pray?"

"Why, of course," he replied. "He hears us every time we pray."

She thought about this for a moment, and the asked,
"Does he hear everything we say the rest of the time?"

"Yes, dear, every word," he replied, encouraged that he
had inspired his daughter to be curious about spiritual
matters. However, his pride was quickly turned to
humility when she asked:

"Then which one does G~d believe?"
Received on Sun Sep 19 14:46:31 2010