Three Holy Men & A Bear
A Priest, a Pentecostal Preacher, and a Rabbi all served as Chaplains to the students of Northern Michigan University in Marquette.
They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and talk shop.
One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn't really all that hard.
A real challenge would be to preach to a bear.
One thing led to another and they decided to do an Experiment.
They would all go out into the woods, find a bear,preach to it, and attempt to convert it.
Seven days later, they're all together to discuss their experience.
Father Flannery, who has his arm in a sling, is on crutches, and has various bandages on his body and limbs, goes first. "Well,"
he says, "I went into the woods to find a bear.
And when I found him I began to read to him from the Catechism. Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around.
So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb.
The Bishop is coming out next week to give him First Communion and Confirmation."
Reverend Bob spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, with an IV
drip in his arm, and both legs in casts. In his best fire and
brimstone oratory he claimed, "WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we
don't sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND a bear. And then I began
to read to my bear from God's HOLY WORD!
But that bear wanted nothing to do with me. So I took HOLD of him and we began to
wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another
until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED
his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a
lamb. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus."
The Priest and the Reverend both looked down at the Rabbi, who
was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction
with IV's and monitors running in and out of him. He was in real
bad shape.
The Rabbi looks up and says, "Looking back on it , circumcision
may not have been the best way to start!!!"
A Priest, a Pentecostal Preacher, and a Rabbi all served as Chaplains to the students of Northern Michigan University in Marquette.
They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and talk shop.
One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn't really all that hard.
A real challenge would be to preach to a bear.
One thing led to another and they decided to do an Experiment.
They would all go out into the woods, find a bear,preach to it, and attempt to convert it.
Seven days later, they're all together to discuss their experience.
Father Flannery, who has his arm in a sling, is on crutches, and has various bandages on his body and limbs, goes first. "Well,"
he says, "I went into the woods to find a bear.
And when I found him I began to read to him from the Catechism. Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around.
So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb.
The Bishop is coming out next week to give him First Communion and Confirmation."
Reverend Bob spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, with an IV
drip in his arm, and both legs in casts. In his best fire and
brimstone oratory he claimed, "WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we
don't sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND a bear. And then I began
to read to my bear from God's HOLY WORD!
But that bear wanted nothing to do with me. So I took HOLD of him and we began to
wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another
until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED
his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a
lamb. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus."
The Priest and the Reverend both looked down at the Rabbi, who
was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction
with IV's and monitors running in and out of him. He was in real
bad shape.
The Rabbi looks up and says, "Looking back on it , circumcision
may not have been the best way to start!!!"