A friend in Minnesota called to tell her pastor =
that her brother had just won a million dollars in the State =
Lottery. "But I have a problem," she continued. "My =
brother has a bad heart and I’m afraid that if I tell him, he may have a =
heart attack. I’m calling to see, Reverend, if you would be so kind to =
carefully break the news to him."
The =
minister agreed to tell the brother that he had become an instant =
millionaire. He made some casual comments at first and then asked, =
"Hey, do you ever play the State Lottery?"
"Yes, I buy one ticket each week. =
Why?" ask the man.
"Well, I’m here to let you know that you =
WON!" said the pastor. "You are now a =
millionaire!"
When =
the man seemed unfazed by this great news, the pastor said, "Did =
you understand me? You have a million dollars! What will you do =
with all that money?"
The =
man calmly told him, "I prayed every time a bought a ticket and =
decided that if I ever won, I would give half to the =
church."
Whereupon the minister had a heart attack . . . =
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"