Subject: GOLDEN PHONE
A man in Topeka, Kansas, decided to write a book about
churches around the country. He started by
flying to San Francisco, and then started working east from
there. Going to a very large church, he began taking photographs and making notes. He spotted a golden telephone on
the vestibule wall and was intrigued with a sign, which read
'Calls: ,000 a minute.'
Seeking out the
pastor he asked about the phone and the sign. The
pastor answered that this golden phone is, in fact, a direct line to
heaven and if he pays the price he can talk
directly to God.
The man thank ed the pastor
and continued on his way. As he continued to visit churches
in Seattle, Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, and around the United States, he found more phones, with the same
sign, and the same answer from each pastor.
Finally, he arrived in Minnesota and entered a church
in Little Falls,
MN. Behold - he saw the usual
golden telephone. But THIS time, the sign read "Calls: 35
cents."
Fascinated, he asked to talk to the
pastor, 'Reverend, I have been in
cities all
across the country and in each church I have found this golden telephone and have been told it is a direct line to Heaven and
that I could talk to God. However, in the other
churches the cost was ,000 a minute. Your sign reads only
35 cents a call. "Why?"
I love this
part.............................
The pastor,
smiling benignly, replied, "Son, you're in Minnesota now..... ................You're in God's Country, it's a local call."
Thats so cute!!! Very nice story!!! Thanks for the smile I needed it.
Hugs back to ya!!!
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