There were two evil brothers. They were
rich, and used their money to keep their evil ways from the public eye. They even attended
the same church, and appeared to be perfect Christians.
Then, their pastor retired, and a new one
was hired. Not only could the new pastor see right through the brothers' deception, but he
also spoke well and true, and the church membership grew in numbers. A fund-raising
campaign was started to build a new assembly.
All of a sudden, one of the brothers died.
The remaining brother sought out the new pastor the day before the funeral and handed him
a check for the amount needed to finish paying for the new building.
"I have only one condition," he
said. "At the funeral, you must say my brother was a saint." The pastor gave his
word, and deposited the check.
The next day, at the funeral, the pastor
did not hold back. "He was an evil man," he said. "He cheated on his wife
and abused his family." After going on like this, he finally concluded, "But,
compared to his brother, he was a SAINT."
