A priest, a rabbi, and a Pentecostal preacher
all served as chaplains and got together two or
three times a week for coffee and talk “shop”. One day, someone made the
comment that preaching to people is’t really hard. A real challenge would
be to preach to a bear. Well, one thing led to another and before it was
over they decided to do a seven day experiment. They would all go out to
the woods, find a bear and preach to it..It’s now seven days later and
they’ll all together to discuss the experience. Father O’Flannery who has
his arm in a sling, is on crutches, and various bandages, speaks first,
“Well, don’t ya know, I was in the woods, to find me a bear, and when I
found ‘im, and began to prech to him, he began to slap me around, so I
grabbed me the Holy Water, and Faith an’ be gora, he became as gentle as a
lamb. The bishop is to give ‘im his first confirmation.” Reverend Billy
Bob, who was in a wheel chair, arms and legs in casts, and an I.V. drip,
spoke next: “Well, my brothers, you know we don’t sprinkle, we DUNK! I
went out found me a bear, yes gracious!!, I began to read to him from
god’s HOLY WORD! The bear wanted nothing to do wth me. I SAY NO! So I held
him down and began to wrestle him. We rolled down the hill, into the
crick..and I dunked him and Baptized his soul!” And just as you said, he
became as gentle as a lamb!” They both looked down at the rabbi who’s
laying in the hospital bed. He’s in a full body cast and traction, with
I’V’s and monitors running in and out of him. The rabbi looks up and says,
“OY! you don’t know how tough it is until you try to circumcise one of
those hairy creatures!