I love my friends and I am delighted when they send me things that make me laugh. This one came over the weekend. Enjoy!

A preacher was making his rounds to his parishioners on a bicycle, when he came upon a little boy trying to sell a lawn mower. The preacher asked “How much do you want for the mower?” “I just want enough money to go out and buy me a bicycle”, said the little boy.

 After a moment of consideration, the preacher asked, “Will you take my bike in trade for the mower?” The boy asked if he could try it out first, and after riding the bike around a little while said, “Mister, you’ve got yourself a deal.”  The preacher took the mower and began to try to crank it. He pulled on the rope a few times with no response from the mower.

 The preacher called the little boy over and said, “I can’t get this mower to start.” The little boy said, “That’s because you have to cuss at it to get it started.” The preacher said, “I am a minister and I cannot cuss. It has been so long since I have been saved that I do not even remember how to cuss.” 

The little boy looked at him happily and said, “Just keep pulling on that rope. It’ll come back to ya.”

James 1:2-4 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.  For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.