My wonderful Temple is doing a “Joke of the day” to help congregants during this difficult time.
This one was too funny not to share.
A priest, a Pentecostal preacher and a Rabbi all served as chaplains at the wilderness military outpost. They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk.
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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.
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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.
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Seven days later, they're all together to discuss the experience.
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Father Flannery, who has his arm in a sling, is on crutches, and has various bandages on his body and limbs, goes first. "Well," he says, "I went into the woods to find me a bear. And when I found him I began to read to him. 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."
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Reverend Billy Bob spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, with an arm and both legs in casts, and an IV drip. In his best fire and brimstone voice 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 quick DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb.
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They both looked down at the rabbi, who was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction with IV's and monitors running in and out of him. He was in bad shape.
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The rabbi looks up and says, "Looking back on it, circumcision may not have been the best way to start."
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Funny, right???
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While, I have you here, there is a really cool action tonight!
Make sure voters are registered and ready to vote—right from the comfort of your couch.
As our reality continues to change in the wake of the coronavirus’ ongoing impact on individuals and our community, it’s important that we check on our people and look out for one another. So we are coming together, virtually, to reach potential voters where they are….at home! YOU are invited to our first official #CouchParty to help register voters.
We are calling on your roommates, your family, your virtual happy hour clique, your sweet babies and even pets to join our #CouchParty next Wednesday, March 25, starting at 6pm ET. From a safe distance, we can still make an impact together to ensure that people are registered and ready to vote!
First, join us for a kick-off call at 6:00pm ET via Facebook! Don't have Facebook? No problem, join us via Zoom!
We’ll do a quick run-through of how to get you set-up on our texting platform. Then, help us reach 50,000+ voters by texting until 9:00 pmET. We’ll keep you updated throughout the evening on our progress. And tune in to our Facebook Live at 6:30 pmET, where rapper and producer DJ D-Nice will play a live set as a thank you while you text away!