"There are no problems only solutions"
Don't Swear in Church
February 2007
A little joiner was fixing the roof of a church, when he hit his thumb with his hammer. "Damn it!" cries the little joiner, "I missed." The minister immediately corrects him, saying, "You shouldn't say such a thing in the church my son."
The little joiner continues his work, and soon strikes his thumb again. "Damn it!" he yells again, "I missed." The minister again corrects the little joiner.
The little joiner continues with his work without further comment but later on he again strikes his thumb, and again he yells, "Damn it, I did it again, I missed"
This time the minister corrects him more severely looking up at the vaulted ceilings as he did so. The little joiner sneers at the minister and challenges him, "What's going to happen if I do then? Do you think a bolt of lightning is going to strike me dead?"
The minister shushes the little joiner and puts his finger over his lips, "As a matter of fact, it might" he whispers. Then all of a sudden, a bolt of lightening comes streaking through the roof of the church and strikes the minister dead. "Damn it!" said a large booming voice from the sky, "I missed"