A pastor and two of his deacons are out on the river fishing
in their rowboat. Twelve o’clock rolls around, and one of
the deacons notices a nice spot on the bank to have lunch.
He turns to the others and says, “That looks like a nice
spot for lunch. What do you say we have lunch over there?”
The other deacon agrees, and so does the pastor. The deacon
stands up in the boat, steps out onto the river and walks
over to the bank. The pastor looks on with amazement, and
thinks to himself, if his deacon is holy enough to walk on
water, surely he can.
The other deacon stands up, picks up the picnic basket, steps
out of the boat, and walks over to the bank and sits with the
first deacon. Again, the pastor thinks, if his second deacon
is holy enough to walk on water, surely he can.
The pastor stands up, steps out of the boat, and falls right
into the water. While he’s splashing around the first deacon
turns to the second and says, “Think we should have told him
where the tree stumps are?”
Humanity First! Though I give you the right to disagree …