A preacher went to his church office on Monday morning
and discovered a dead mule in the church yard. He called
the police. Since there did not appear to be any foul play,
the police referred the preacher to the health department.
They said since there was no health threat that he should
call the sanitation department.The sanitation manager said
he could not pick up the mule without authorization from
the mayor.Now the preacher knew the mayor and was not to
eager to call him. The mayor had a bad temper and was
generally hard to deal with, but the preacher called him
anyway.The mayor did not disappoint. He immediately began
to rant and rave at the pastor and finally said, “Why did
you call me anyway? Isn’t it your job to bury the dead?”
The preacher paused for a brief prayer and asked the Lord
to direct his response. He was led to say, “Yes, Mayor, it
is my job to bury the dead, but I always like to notify the
next of kin first!”