Mrs. Jones had been a staple of her local congregation for many years
and that is why her absence had been noticed lately. The pastor
decided to drop by her house to check up on her after the Sunday service.
He knocked on her door, and being that she's nearly 85, it took her a bit to
get to the door.
"Hello, who is it?" she asked.
"It's Pastor Smith," he answered.
"Oh, Hi -- Come in, Come in, how's the ministry doing?" She said.
"Very well, I just wanted to make sure your prayer needs are
being met."
"Oh honey, I haven't felt well lately but I'm getting better."
Just then, the phone rang and she excused herself to get it. The
pastor sat near a table with an old Reader's Digest and a bowl of peanuts.
After 15 minutes, then 20, he heard his stomach growl and began to get
restless. He started in on the bowl of peanuts and began reading. After 45
minutes, he suddenly realized that he had eaten all of the peanuts.
Right then, Mrs. Jones returned and said, "Oh, I sure am sorry, that was my
sister from Pittsburgh. She only calls once a month so when she does we have
to catch up on everything." The pastor, feeling a little embarrassed, said,
"I must also apologize, for while you were gone I got hungry and ate all the
peanuts in your little bowl there. Please, forgive me," he said.
Mrs. Jones replied, "Oh that's OK, anymore all I can do is just
suck the chocolate off of them!"
--Author unknown. Selected from Net153's Sunday Funnies Mid-Week issue.
