A minister was completing a temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
With even greater emphasis he said, " And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he said, " And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
Sermon complete, he sat down.
The song leader stood very cautiously and announced With a smile, nearly laughing:
"For our closing song, Let us sing Hymn #365, 'Shall We Gather at the River.'"
Smile, life is too short not to!
Pass this on with a smile
Keep spreading the cheer.
See you at the river!
Thanks to Doug.
A British variant has the minister announcing "And now we will sing hymn 203, 'My drink is water bright' - and please put plenty of spirit into it".
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