A Catholic Priest, a
Baptist Preacher and a Rabbi
All served as Chaplains to the students of Northern
Michigan University at Marquette in the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan.
Michigan University at Marquette in the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan.
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 to their religion.
Seven days later, they all came together to
discuss their experiences.
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 the Baptist, 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 exclaimed, 'WELL,
brothers, you KNOW that we Baptists 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."
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 to their religion.
Seven days later, they all came together to
discuss their experiences.
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 the Baptist, 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 exclaimed, 'WELL,
brothers, you KNOW that we Baptists 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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