The Best Story of the Year:
The pastor asked if anyone in the congregation would like to express
praise for answered prayers. Suzie Smith stood and walked to the
podium. She said, "I have a praise. Two months ago, my husband,
Tom, had a terrible bicycle wreck and his scrotum was completely
crushed. The pain was excruciating and the doctors didn't know if
they could help him." You could hear a muffled gasp from the men
in the
congregation as they imagined the pain that poor Tom must have
experienced. "Tom was unable to hold me or the children," she went
on, "and every move caused him terrible pain." We prayed as the
doctors performed a delicate operation, and it turned out they
were able
to piece together the crushed remnants of Tom's scrotum, and wrap
wire
around it to hold it in place." Again, the men in the congregation
cringed and squirmed uncomfortably as they imagined the horrible
surgery
performed on Tom. "Now," she announced in a quivering voice, "thank
the Lord, Tom is out of the hospital and the doctors say that with
time,
his scrotum should recover completely." All the men sighed with
unified
relief. The pastor rose and tentatively asked if anyone else had
something to say.
A man stood up and walked slowly to the podium.
He said, "I'm Tom Smith." The entire congregation held its breath.
"I just want to tell my wife the word is sternum."
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