The Pastor!

A pastor's wife was expecting a baby, so he stood before the
congregation and asked for a raise. After much discussion, they passed a rule
that whenever the pastor's family expanded, so would his paycheck.


After 6 children, this started to
get expensive, and the congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss
the pastor's expanding salary.



A great deal of yelling and inner
bickering ensued as to how much the pastor's additional children were costing
the church, and how much more it could potentially cost.



After listening to them for about
an hour, the pastor rose from his chair and spoke, "Children are a gift
from God, and we will take as many gifts as He gives us."



Silence fell over the congregation.
In the back pew, a little old lady struggled to stand, and finally said in her
frail voice, "Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of
it, we wear rubbers."