A VOICE FROM THE BACK PEW
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> >>>There was a preacher whose wife was expecting a baby so he went
before
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> >>>the congregation and asked for a raise. After much discussion,
they
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> >>>passed a
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> >>>rule that whenever the preacher's family expanded, so would his
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> >>>paycheck.
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> >>>After 6 children, this started to get expensive and the
congregation
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> >>>decided to hold another meeting to discuss the preacher's salary.
There
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> >>>was much yelling and bickering about how much the clergyman's
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> >>>additional children were costing the church. Finally, the Preacher
got
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> >>>up and spoke to the crowd, "Children are a gift from God," he
said.
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> >>>Silence fell on the congregation.
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> >>>In the back pew, a little old lady stood up and in her frail voice
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> >>>said, "Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of
it, we
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> >>>wear rubbers."
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> >>>And the congregation said, "Amen
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