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June 2014

v Inspiration

v Information

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Inside this issue:

News and events

Truth Thoughts

Quotable Quotes

Calendar

Humor

Jesus: the Man/theChrist

By RandolphSchmelig

Life Is GoodBy Rev. Matthew E. Long

With involvement in activities, teams,committees, work, family, and otherendeavors, scheduling a vacation isn’t alwayseasy. Last summer, however, I was able totake two weeks off for a trip to our familycabin on my favorite beach.

We hadn’t beenthere for a couple ofyears, and at first mymind focused on thethings that weredifferent. New orremodeled buildings,trees that had grown andneeded trimming, thegrass that wasencroaching upon thegravel parking area allcaptured my attention. Before long I was ableto shift my attention away from thechanges—some negative, some positive—tofocus on the essence of what I was there for:sun, sand and the sound of waves rolling ontothe shore.

Life is good when we focus on what isreal, eternal, unlimited. Yes, unemploymentis still high, housing prices are low, the stockmarkets, commodities are unstable. Yet theMaster Teacher gave us the tools for livingthe good life; to be in the world but not of it.The Gospel of John reminds us, “But takecourage; I have conquered the world!”

The world is an expression of our beliefin the reality of things external; a belief thatwe could be separate from our good, separate

from God. Conquering the world, we shallknow the Truth of our unity as we build aconscious awareness of the Holy Spirit—thewhole Spirit of God—active within us. “Inthat day you will know that I am in myFather, and you in me, and I in you.”

The apostle Paul was genuinely inspiredwhen he wrote, “Do not be conformed to thisworld, but be transformed by the renewing of

your minds” (Rom. 12:2). Jesussaid it this way, “Repent, for thekingdom of heaven has comenear” (Mt. 4:17). Repent, fromthe Latin, literally means “tothink again.”

When I realize God as theSource and my consciousness ofGod as my supply, all I need anddesire is readily provided. Thejob, the investments, the

economy is not the source of my good, Godis! The doctors, the medicines, theenvironment is the not the source of mygood, God is! My spouse, family and friendsare not the source of my good, God is!

Through conscious contact with God inprayer and meditation, I link my mind withGod Mind and draw forth Divine ideas forexpressing health and wholeness, peace andharmony, prosperity, and abundance.

Yes, life is good!

Rev. Randy SchmeligMinister

ASSISTANT MINISTERJan Mourning

LICENSED UNITY TEACHERSDeb FrySharon Lindsey

BOARD OF TRUSTEESPaul Henley, PresidentMarilyn Milonas, Vice PresidentChuck Seger, TreasurerRoy Vaisvil, SecretaryDenise Halbert-RaggioHeather Rhodes WilsonCathy Zehner

PRAYER CHAPLAINSTom BullockDuane CoxDeb FryAnne HartupeeJudie HenleyPaul HenleySharon LindseyVern MilonasJan Mourning

BOOKSTORE MANAGERJane Vondruska

OFFICE MANAGERRenea Holt

MUSICAnne Hartupee, Piano/OrganDean Wiegert, Soloist

YOUTH MINISTRY TEAMDenise Halbert Reggio, DirectorGlenda GebhardtCindy Gibbs

WINGS NEWSLETTERFaye Schmelig, EditorEmail: fayeschmelig@att.net

OFFICE HOURSMon. – Wed., 9am – 3pmChurch phone: 314-845-8540Minister’s home: 314-892-3017Fax: 314-845-0022

www.firstunitychurchstlouis.org/Email:randyschmelig@att.net

Silent Unity: 1-800-669-7729

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Lessons in Truth Class Join us to embark on a spiritedadventure to explore the Universal Truths ofUnity with Dr. E. H. Emile Cady’s classic,Lessons in Truth. Whether you are alongtime Truth student or new to Unity, youare invited to join this journey of self-discovery and spiritual understanding. This interactive 10-week book study,facilitated by Jan Mourning LUT, will meetSundays from 9:15-10:15 a.m. in the adultclassroom. The class will be offered forcredit. Books are available in the bookstore.

The bell choir is acceptingnew members in the fall. Weare looking for 2 people whocan read music. Rehearsals

are every Saturday morning for 1 hour at10:30am from mid-August thru mid-May. Ifanyone knows of someone who is interested Ican be contacted at ahartupee1201@att.net or636-575-0795. There is a special group ofpeople waiting to welcome these newmembers. They are guaranteed a good timeand the opportunity to do something uniquewith their musical talent.

June 10: Breaking Out of Bedlam byLeslie LarsonJuly 8: The Poisonwood Bible byBarbara Kingslover

August 12: Modoc: The True Story of theGreatest Elephant that Ever Lived by RalphHelfer

This month the Ladies’ NightOut Group will meet Monday,June 16 at 5:30 at Café Telegraph,2650 Telegraph Rd. 63125.For

more information call Mary Tumminello –Home: 314-843-1807 Cell: 314-814-4530.

Here are the dates for the FirstUnity Prayer ChaplainMeetings. We meet at 7:00p.m. June 9, July 14, August11, September 8, October 13

Laughter Yoga with JodiSimple Stretching, Breathing and GuidedMeditation! Join in for a Positive SpiritualExperience! Thursdays 4:00 - 5:00 PM inFellowship Hall.

Come support our WoundedWarriors on Saturday, June21, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Therewill be a golf chipping contest,a Barbecue, a Bake Sale,Karaoke for the brave, andgood food!

Route 66 Jazz Orchestrawill perform in concert onJune 11 at 7:30 p.m. withsoloists Valerie Tichacek,Ron Wilkenson, and DeanChristopher. Tickets at the door $10/adultsand children $5.

Sunday, June 29Following the service

Feed my peopleDonations are often down

for all food pantries during thesummer months, and with

children home from school,there are more mouths to feed, so your giftsof food are especially appreciated at this timeof year. There is a table for donationsprovided in the bookstore.

www.feed-my-people.org

Father’s Day – morethan a dayFather’s Day was firstobserved in America in1910. In 1923 the thirdSunday of June was set as the official day,and in 1924 President Coolidgerecommended its national observance. Todayit has a fixed place in the calendar of specialdays in our country.

June Affirmations

Inner Peace: Divinepeace calms my mind andlifts my spirit.Guidance: I confidently

follow divine guidance.Healing: I am healthy, whole, and well.Prosperity: I prosper by attuning to Spirit.World Peace: I set an example for peace inthe world.

Like Father, Like ChildAs we celebrate

Father’s Day, we likelysee traits in our dads (orother father figures) thatwe hope to be known forourselves: integrity,gentleness, a great sense

of humor, a love of learning, a humblespirit.

Amy Grant’s song “Father’sEyes” tells of a young girl who wantsnothing more than for others torecognize her father — and herheavenly Father — in her. “Whenpeople look inside my life, I want tohear them say, ‘She's got her father'seyes.’”

What characteristics of God yourFather are reflected in your eyes, heartand life? And what godly qualitieswould you like to cultivate?

May others see our heavenlyFather in us!

Slow DownWalk a little slower, Daddy, said

a little child so small. I’m following inyour footsteps and I don’t want to fall.

Sometimes your steps are veryfast; sometimes they’re hard to see. Sowalk a little slower, Daddy, for youare leading me.

Someday when I’m all grown up,you’re what I want to be. Then I willhave a little child who’ll want tofollow me.

And I would want to lead justright, and know that I was true; Sowalk a little slower, Daddy, for I mustfollow you.

—Author unknown

Quiet Space“Rest is not idleness,” said John

Lubbock, “and to lie sometimes on thegrass on a summer day listening to themurmur of water or watching theclouds float across the sky is hardly awaste of time.”

Most of us need more, not less,rest built into our daily routine. Onlywhen we are quiet can we hear God’swhisper.

Summer is a great time to find apeaceful, outdoor spot to read, rest

and pray — even if only for a fewminutes. God is eagerly waiting for usto make space for him.

Peace for TodayMay today there be peace within.May you trust God that you areexactly where you are meant to be.May you not forget the infinitepossibilities that are born of faith.May you use those gifts that you havereceived, and pass on the love that hasbeen given to you.May you be confident knowing youare a child of God.Let this presence settle into yourbones, and allow your soulthe freedom to sing, dance, praise andlove.It is there for each and every one ofus.

—St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)

What Matters MostWhen you are in the final days of yourlife, what will you want? Will youhug that college degree in the walnutframe? Will you ask to be carried tothe garage so you can sit in your car?Will you find comfort in rereadingyour financial statement? Of coursenot. What will matter then will bepeople. If relationships will mattermost then, shouldn’t they matter mostnow?—Max Lucado, A Love Worth Giving

One Saint’s GoalSt. Therese, who

lived in 19th-centuryFrance, was known forher thoughtfulness andgenuine caring towardpeople. She alwaystried to act in a mannerthat reflected Christ.

St. Therese wrotethe following about her intendedlifestyle: “That shall be my life, toscatter flowers — to miss no singleopportunity of making some smallsacrifice, here by a smiling look, thereby a kindly word, always doing thetiniest things right, and doing it forlove.”

“Quotable Quotes”

When a father gives to his son, bothlaugh; when a son gives to his father,both cry.

—William Shakespeare

My father didn't tell me how to live;he lived, and let me watch him do it.

—Clarence Kelland

A father’s words are like a thermostatthat sets the temperature in the house.

—Paul Lewis

I have mixed emotions when I receiveFather’s Day gifts. I’m glad mychildren remember me, but I’mdisappointed that they actually think Idress that way.

—Mike Dugan

A God wise enough to create me andthe world I live in is wise enough towatch out for me.”

—Philip Yancey

Don’t judge each day by the harvestyou reap but by the seeds that youplant.”

—Robert Louis Stevenson

A Christian is someone to whom Godentrusts all his fellow men.

—Dwight L. Moody

Untilled ground, however rich, willbring forth thistles and thorns; so alsothe mind of man.

—St. Teresa of Avila

The world is round, and the placewhich may seem like the end may alsobe the beginning.

—Ivy Baker Priest

Many an excellent man is tempted toforget that the best offering he canmake his children is himself.”

—Henry Neumann

We must all work to make the worldworthy of its children.

—Pablo Casals

JESUSTHE MAN THE CHRIST

By Randolph Schmelig

Chapter V (continued from May)

Born of the Spirit

Our greatest desire is really totranscend the world of the relative anddwell in the infinite. We perceivesomehow that it is our destiny to gobeyond relative good and bad,pleasure and pain, and find absolutebliss. We feel deeply that thepossibility is at hand for us totranscend relative life and death andattain immortality-to enter thekingdom. Such is the promise ofJesus, for He is telling us that we canbegin to realize this transformed lifeby changing our entire outlook. We donot deny the world of appearances-itis here, after all. Yet we can cease todepend on it as the ultimate basis ofour thinking, our feeling, our living.We find ourself still in the world, butwe need not be of the world. Thecontext of our life can be freed fromthe relative to the absolute Truthdemonstrated by Jesus Christ.

The greatness of the realizationthat we can be "born of the Spirit"cannot be contained in words, yetwhat better way to impart the conceptthan through the idea of birth! Thisnew birth means, in part, freedom-freedom from the bondage of outerinfluences, freedom from lack andlimitation. These things are still partof the relative world, but we need notbe bound by them. It is as though weare taking our first breath, opening oureyes for the very first time. We areexperiencing birth when we come tothis realization--the baptism of water.And we can accomplish this by themental act of denial-by saying no tothe outer, by no longer allowing it tobe our master. The first step isastounding in its simplicity, yet wemust resolve to accept it utterly. Whenthe world begins to bind us, we mustsay "no" to it with all our mind andheart. We need not necessarily

sacrifice our position in the world, norshelve our material desires orpossessions, but we must free our selfof their absolute domination. Whenwe can experience this phase ofbaptism, we begin to feel a growingreadiness for the kind of rebirth Jesuspromised.

We discover that it is not enoughto say "no" to outer influences, to thebondage of the phenomenal world.This first step offers us the freedom ofwithdrawal from bitterness. Yet thereis an indescribable sweetness we haveyet to discover beyond this. Unless wereplace the old mental orientation witha new and higher system, this firstphase of freedom will feel hollow andtransient. There is a deeper, morepersistent hunger yet to be satisfied.Unless we can discover the source ofeternal nourishment, we may soonweaken in our denials and the oldways may return in full force, bindingus as fast as ever.

In the initial phase of "water"baptism, we have turned away froman old way of thinking. In the secondphase we take an affirmative action-we turn toward a new way ofthinking. We turn to Spirit, to God.The mind is pivotal in its action; it canlook downward or upward. It can baseits action on flesh (appearances) or onSpirit (Truth). We must turn ourwhole attention from the world offlesh and in so doing be born into theworld of Spirit.

This reorientation toward Spiritis an act of living surrender, of joyousacceptance, a total release of the oldway we have perceived ourself. Ournew self-concept becomes our Selfconcept. We no longer regard ourselfas limited in the old, selfish sense; weno longer feel so utterly separate.

We can begin to see ourselfinstead in a new light, as one with theeternal, all-pervasive whole. Thesmall self, the individual ego self ofthe world of relative appearances, isreplaced by the real Self, born into thereal Self which is the divinity withineach and all. We become too caughtup in the beauty and peace, the senseof ultimate satisfaction, the bliss of

this great oneness, to miss anythingthat we lose in this process. We gladlytrade pride for real contentment,selfishness for the joy of sharing,insecurity and uncertainty for the blissof Spirit.

In this rebirth, we rely on divineguidance rather than on humanjudgment. We depend no longer onour own uncertain will andunderstanding, but on God's perfectwill, perfect wisdom. By followingHis direction completely, we can yieldall the weight of responsibility to theFather. Spirit comes to us like thewind. We listen for it and feel itsgentle urging, and we follow itsleading without concern about how orwhy: "You do not know whence itcomes or whither it goes."

This rebirth, this birth of the "no"and the "yes," is essential in order forus to enter the kingdom. It seems sosimple, and indeed it is simple. Butlack of complexity should not beconfused with ease of action. Whilewe greet this teaching with hope andjoy, we may soon be haunted by thespecters of second thoughts. Is itpossible that we can make such a totalchange in our outlook on life? Do wehave this kind of strength?

Nicodemus was also uncertain.His response was one of doubt:"Nicodemus said to him, 'How canthis be?' " (John 3:9). Jesus' reply mayseem stern, as teachers sometimesmust be stern to help their students toreach an understanding. In readingHis reply, we must remember that itwas Jesus' nature to forgive, not tocondemn. "Jesus answered him, 'Areyou a teacher of Israel, and yet you donot understand this? Truly, truly, I sayto you, we speak of what we know,and bear witness to what we haveseen; but you do not receive ourtestimony. If I have told you earthlythings and you do not believe, howcan you believe if I tell you heavenlythings? No one has ascended intoheaven but he who descended fromheaven, the Son of man. And asMoses lifted up the serpent in thewilderness, so must the Son of man be

lifted up, that whoever believes in himmay have eternal life" (John 3:10-14).

We may pride ourself on being astudent of religion, a seeker of Truth.But there comes a point in ourendeavors when we must give up thispride. We must also give up logic andlofty metaphysics and simply acceptthe Truth-freely, as we would breathethe wind. We must consent to thespiritual life. Our goal is to ascendinto heaven in our conscousness; thatis, to reach a state in our awarenesswhere we are turned away from thelimited outlook of the past and dwellin the arms of our Father. Freedom isnot the product of willful acts. Itsorigin is consent-in letting go andrelying on Spirit. This is not an outeract, but an inner experience. Thecoming of the kingdom is not theproduct of work; it is the product ofconsent-the eternal "yes."

We can ascend into this heavenlystate, this kingdom, because it is ourplace of origin. The Son, the essenceof each one of us, is that light ofdivinity, that spiritual core, that liveswithin all people. The Son of us mustbe lifted up; it must become thepredominant aspect of ourconsciousness. We can rely on theSon within for guidance in all things.Its judgments are not based on relativefacts, but on changeless Truth, the onereality in the universe. When we canbelieve in and rely upon our owndivine inner nature, the kingdom isour own.

There is but one Son of God-theSon within. Jesus was the Self-realized Son; He Followed Spirit inevery expression of His life. Eventhrough the crucifixion, Hemaintained this consciousness. He didnot condemn His executioners, butforgave them. The submission ofJesus and the resurrection of Jesusdemonstrate that the Christconsciousness is attained throughsurrender to the Father, by acceptingHis outstretched hand, by acceptingHis unfailing love for us, His never-ending grace. Through God's grace wecan make this change. We too canenter the kingdom. We perceive that

this is true, for Jesus' very presence onthe earth scene was living testimonyto God's love for us. Through JesusHe gave us a Way-Shower, a Teacher,a Guide to the kingdom.

No matter what our apparentweaknesses, no matter what evil wemay feel lies in our past, God acceptsand loves us without limit at this andevery moment. Nicodemus, too, musthave reached some awareness of thisTruth, for he is mentioned again intwo other places in John's Gospel, andon both occasions he tried to aid Jesusin spite of the danger to his own socialstanding and perhaps to his very life.One does such things only when oneknows that the only true danger lies ina sense of separation from God-in notstanding up for Truth, for the Christ,regardless of appearances. In thisspiritual rebirth, one comes by nightno longer, but in the fullness of thedaylight.

We have stepped back twothousand years into the past andparticipated in a conversation withJesus and received His personalinstruction. Through this journey, wehave discovered that we can stepforward into a dynamic and essentialexperience of spiritual rebirth. We canmake the choice to enter the kingdomHe promised us right here, right now.We must consent with all our heartand mind to be born of the Spirit. Inthis new birth, we let go of our outerinfluences and find a profound senseof freedom, a divine state of peace.We turn to the light and the Truth andexperience for ourself that once-elusive quality called satisfaction.This is the only true satisfaction--thebliss of the Christ. As we enter intothis process of being born of theSpirit, we can almost see the face ofJesus and behold the joy in Hisexpression. This is the joy of aTeacher whose beloved students havereached the point of trueunderstanding. He stands before usnow, arms outstretched, welcoming usto the kingdom, our real home.

Chapter VI

The Gethsemane Experience

Throughout the Christian era, theexact meaning of the experience Jesushad at the garden of Gethsemane hasmystified laymen and members of theclergy alike. Few events recorded inthe gospels have enjoyed as muchscholarly attention and activeinterpretation as this section ofScripture has received.

The chief source of thecontroversy seems to lie in the factthat to many, the apparent weaknessseen in this portrayal of Jesus seemsinconsistent with the tremendousstrength He exhibited everywhere elsein the scriptures. "Father ... removethis cup from me" (Mark 14:36) is avery human prayer, considering whatJesus was facing; it is an utteranceanyone might make in the samesituation, but Jesus was not justanyone. Throughout His ministry,Jesus had repeatedly foretold thecoming of the crucifixion and theresurrection. He seemed well aware ofwhat was to befall him, and also of theglorious end to which His apparentdownfall would eventually lead. Didthe ever-wise and ever-confidentJesus succumb to human weakness?

As He prepared to go apart andpray in the garden, He asked Peter,James, and John to watch while Heprayed. The fact that the disciples fellasleep at this crucial point emphasizesseveral important contrasts betweenthem and Jesus. They were apparentlynot "up to," or at least not alert to, thespiritual encounter that was takingplace. This seems to show thecomparative spiritual strength andreadiness of Jesus in the situation. Thedisciples had not been able or willingenough to follow His instruction; thisseems to indicate also that while Hisexperience demonstrated the totalaffirmation of divine will, they haddifficulty in carrying out even thissimple command of their Teacher.

The controversy surroundingGethsemane is compounded by thefact that even the Gospel writers

themselves seem to disagree aboutthis event. In his Gospel, Johncompletely omits the prayer atGethsemane; instead he records whatis sometimes referred to as Jesus'"Intercessory Prayer," and places itimmediately before the departure ofJesus for Gethsemane. The JesusChrist who uttered these words wasaware of the upcoming events andfaced them with confidence: "Father,the hour is come; glorify thy Son thatthe Son may glorify thee" (John 17:1).

This prayer seems to indicate thatJesus was preparing for an intensivespiritual encounter. Entering thegarden was in a sense the signal forthe high point of the adventure tobegin--the overture before the greatdrama that He knew was nowcommencing.

Although we feel that every wordand action of Jesus was significant forus in some way, revealing anddemonstrating always the idealspiritual life, as we read this particularpart of the story of Jesus, we sensethat everything He said and did at thistime is especially charged withmeaning. His words from theGethsemane experience onward are somystically potent that it is difficult tobe totally objective about the eventsof this part of the Gospels; what Hesays and does is particularlytransporting, gripping, perhapsbecause we are so familiar with thestory that we know what awaits Himoutside the garden, or (perhaps moreimportant) because we sense that Heknows, all along, what is happeningin, through, and around Him.

When Jesus is quoted as havingsaid, "If this cannot pass unless I drinkit, thy will be done," (Matthew 26:42), He is characterized as staunch incarrying out the Father's higherpurpose. We perceive that Jesus hasknown throughout His ministry-throughout all His life, perhaps-thenature of the conditions He mustmeet. Yet He chose resolutely to keepto the path.

It is easy now to begin to seeJesus as a real "hero" in this context,but we are swayed by varying

traditions and interpretations as to justwhat kind of a hero He is at this point.The question seems to be whetherJesus was very courageous,overcoming tremendous fears and anatural hesitancy-the will for self-preservation, almost-that is commonto every human, or more than "a braveman." He was the Self-aware spiritualMaster. He is the Christ.

The Gethsemane experienceseems to be telling us that the facultyof will was in full operation in Jesus-He did choose. But His very act ofchoosing seems to have been theconscious summoning into activeoperation of all the forces thatculminated in the events of the trial,the crucifixion, and the resurrection.As always, He chose in perfect accordwith the Father's will, and Johnindicates that He consented to thatwill without struggle.

John 12:27 reads as follows:"Now is my soul troubled. And whatshall I say? 'Father, save me from thishour'? No, for this purpose I havecome to this hour. Father, glorify thyname." The divine choice has alreadybeen made, and is simply reaffirmedin the Gethsemane experience. Yeteven reading the traditional version inthe other three Gospels, we findourself overcoming the so-calledstruggle and choosing with Him as Hechooses. In the face of the fear andeven pity for His predicament that wemay feel in catharsis with Him, wealso begin to share in some of Hisstrength, and as we read or repeat thewords, "Thy will be done," we findthat we can meet the challenge of thespiritual life because of the exampleof the mastery of Jesus.

We do not know, of course, whatHe said in the garden alone. By theGospel writers' own testimony, Jesuswas by Himself in the garden, for Hiscompanions had all fallen asleep. Sono one could have known what words,if any, were actually spoken in thosemoments. Yet we intuitively knowthat a great choice was part of the"magic" of the drama. By insertingwhat our intuition tells us He mighthave said, as the other Gospel writers

did (this may be collective manstudying, interpreting, and seeking to"live through" the experiences ofJesus), we are attempting to recognizethis powerful choice, to make it ourown, to experience this "God first" notonly in the life of Jesus, but in ourown life as well.

As we rise with Him from prayerin Gethsemane and as we depart fromthe garden with Jesus in spirit, weheave a great sigh of relief andovercoming in our mind and heart.We feel that we too are more thanready for the trial, for the crucifixion,even for the resurrection with Him.

Dramatically, the Gethsemaneprayer of tradition is perfect tocomplete the catharsis. We need tofeel with Jesus-and if we could not seeHim in Gethsemane (whether weinterpret the prayer as His near-humananguish and struggle, or as theculmination of spiritual mastery), wemight find it impossible to understandhow it was that He could go throughwith the events after Gethsemane, orhow it was that He might have felt.Jesus is not wooden here, but real. Ifwe have lost the living Jesussomewhere in the teachings, we findHim in the garden. And it isinteresting that He may indeed seemmore vital now than when He gave theSermon on the Mount, or throughoutHis teaching ministry, though here Hesays relatively little.

One helpful way to view theGospels with the idea of incorporatingtheir spiritual truths into the very fiberof our life is to think of Jesus asmodel, as example, as Way-Shower.He has shown us how we too can facethe drama in our own life-no matterhow awesome the odds, we can atleast have the courage, even thespiritual mastery if we so choose, tocome through anything triumphant!

--Continued in July

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The light side –- A little holy humorA woman invited some people

to dinner. At the table, she turned toher six-year-old daughter and said,"Would you like to say theblessing?"

"I wouldn't know what to say,"the little girl replied.

"Just say what you hearMommy say," the mother said.

The little girl bowed her headand said: "Dear Lord, why on earthdid I invite all these people todinner?"

*****The church was badly in need of

a coat of paint. So the pastor decidedhe'd do the job himself. But all hehad was one bucket of paint. So hegot a bunch of buckets and somewater, and he thinned the paintenough to cover the entire church.Then he spent all day painting. Thatnight it rained—very hard—andwashed all the paint off. The pastorwas quite discouraged and askedGod, 'Why...why God, did you let itrain and wash off all my hard work?' To which God thundered his

reply, 'Repaint! Repaint! And thin nomore!'

*****A funeral service is being held in a

church for a woman who has just passedaway. At the end of the service, thepallbearers carrying the casketaccidentally bump into a wall jarring thecasket. They hear a faint moan. Theyopen the casket and find that the womanis actually alive. She lives for 10 moreyears and then dies. A ceremony is againheld at the same church and at the endthe pallbearers are again carrying thecasket out. As they are walking, thehusband calls out, “Watch out for thewall!”

*****The secret of a good sermon is tohave a good beginning and a goodending; and to have the two as closetogether as possible. – GeorgeBurns

***** Two boys were walking home fromchurch after hearing a strong preachingon the devil. One said to the other,“What do you think about all this Satanstuff?”

The other boy replied, “Well, you

know how Santa Claus turned out. It’sprobably just your dad.”

*****One Easter Sunday morning as the

pastor was preaching a children'ssermon, he reached into his bag of propsand pulled out an egg. He pointed at theegg and asked the children, "What's inhere?" “I know, I know!” a little boyexclaimed. “pantyhose!”

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