Bill
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A minister and a priest both worked in the inner city together, and had gotten to be a really good friends. Both worked with the youth, and each would rely on the other for extra help when help was needed.
As time went on, each would go on a retreat for their respective churches. The minister on a Baptist retreat, or the priest on a Catholic Retreat. But they both wished to go on a retreat where they could enjoy each other as friends as well.
God heard their prayers, and as it happened, a retreat came up about working with the inner city children. It was the perfect retreat, and both the minister and the priest were able to go at the same time.
They saw that the retreat center was located way off away from the city. It was a good 50 miles outside the city and went through some very wooded areas. So they decided that each of them would plot a route. They flipped a coin and the priest drove his route first. The route included going through some very hilly areas and passing by some waterfalls and of course plenty of woods. And they talked about all of the things that they loved in nature and got to see all sorts of birds some frogs, turtles even a few deer.
After having a wonderful weekend retreat together, the minister said to the priest" finally, now we'll get to take my route back".
So off they went down an extremely windy road, up and down hills and all over the place it seemed. Suddenly a rabbit jumped out in front of them, and the minister, surprised, swerved as quickly as he could. But it wasn't enough, and he hit the rabbit and it flung to the side of the road.
The minister pulled over feeling terrible, and they both got out of the car. And walking back to the rabbit, saw that it was just a ball of blood and fur.
The minister walked back to the car to get a crowbar to dig a hole with. As he was walking back, he saw the priest open up his coat, pull out a vile and sprinkle it on the rabbit then saying a few prayers.
The minister knowing a little bit about Catholic teaching, felt it was really nice that the priest was saying last rights for the rabbit.
As the minister started digging the hole, he was taken aback because the rabbit started moving. And suddenly the rabbit gets up, looks at the minister, looks at the priest and then back at the minister and runs off into the woods.
The minister absolutely flabbergasted says to the priest, "Reverend that's a mighty powerful holy water you got there". And the priest looking back at the minister said "holy water nothing, that's hair restorer!"
As time went on, each would go on a retreat for their respective churches. The minister on a Baptist retreat, or the priest on a Catholic Retreat. But they both wished to go on a retreat where they could enjoy each other as friends as well.
God heard their prayers, and as it happened, a retreat came up about working with the inner city children. It was the perfect retreat, and both the minister and the priest were able to go at the same time.
They saw that the retreat center was located way off away from the city. It was a good 50 miles outside the city and went through some very wooded areas. So they decided that each of them would plot a route. They flipped a coin and the priest drove his route first. The route included going through some very hilly areas and passing by some waterfalls and of course plenty of woods. And they talked about all of the things that they loved in nature and got to see all sorts of birds some frogs, turtles even a few deer.
After having a wonderful weekend retreat together, the minister said to the priest" finally, now we'll get to take my route back".
So off they went down an extremely windy road, up and down hills and all over the place it seemed. Suddenly a rabbit jumped out in front of them, and the minister, surprised, swerved as quickly as he could. But it wasn't enough, and he hit the rabbit and it flung to the side of the road.
The minister pulled over feeling terrible, and they both got out of the car. And walking back to the rabbit, saw that it was just a ball of blood and fur.
The minister walked back to the car to get a crowbar to dig a hole with. As he was walking back, he saw the priest open up his coat, pull out a vile and sprinkle it on the rabbit then saying a few prayers.
The minister knowing a little bit about Catholic teaching, felt it was really nice that the priest was saying last rights for the rabbit.
As the minister started digging the hole, he was taken aback because the rabbit started moving. And suddenly the rabbit gets up, looks at the minister, looks at the priest and then back at the minister and runs off into the woods.
The minister absolutely flabbergasted says to the priest, "Reverend that's a mighty powerful holy water you got there". And the priest looking back at the minister said "holy water nothing, that's hair restorer!"
