DEAD
MULE
A preacher
went to his church office on Monday morning and discovered a dead
mule in the church yard. He called the police.
Since there
did not appear to be any foul play, the police referred the preacher
to the health department. They said since there was no health threat
that he should call the sanitation department.
The sanitation
manager said he could not pick up the mule without authorization from
the mayor.
Now the
preacher knew the mayor and was not to eager to call him. The mayor
had a bad temper and was generally hard to deal with, but the preacher
called him anyway.
The mayor
did not disappoint. He immediately began to rant and rave at the pastor
and finally said, "Why did you call me anyway? Isn't it your
job to bury the dead?"
The preacher
paused for a brief prayer and asked the Lord to direct his response.
He was led to say, "Yes, Mayor, it is my job to bury the dead,
but I always like to notify the next of kin first!"
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