Posted: 9/5/2002 8:53:28 AM EDT
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The preacher's Sunday sermon was "Forgive Your Enemies". After a long sermon he asked for a show of hands from those forgiving their enemies. About half held up their hands. He harangued for another 20 minutes and repeated his question. About 80% raised their hands. Still unsatisfied, he lectured for another 15 minutes and repeated his question. Everyone was thinking of Sunday dinner so they all raised their hands except a little elderly lady in the rear. "Ms. Jones, are you not willing to forgive your enemies?" "I don't have any." "Ms. Jones, that is very unusual. How old are you? "I'm 93." "Would you please come down in front and tell the congregation how a person can live to 93and not have an enemy in the world?" The little sweetheart of a lady teetered down the aisle very slowly and turned around and said, "It's easy - I just outlived the sons of bitches. |