Subject: The paint can
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> A newlywed couple wanted to join a church. The
> pastor told em, 'We
> have special requirements for new parishioners.
> You must abstain from
> sex for an entire month.'
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> The couple agreed and, after two-and-a-half
> weeks, returned to
> the church. When the Pastor ushered them into his
> office, the wife was
> crying, and the husband obviously was very
> depressed.
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> 'You are back so soon..Is there a
> problem?' the pastor inquired.
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> 'We are terribly ashamed to admit that we did
> not manage to abstain from
> sex for the required month,' the young man
> replied sadly.
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> The pastor asked him what happened.
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> 'Well, the first week was difficult; however,
> we managed to abstain
> through sheer willpower. The second week was
> terrible, but with the use
> of prayer, we managed to abstain. The third week,
> however, was
> unbearable. We tried cold showers, prayer,
> reading from the Bible, or
> anything to keep our minds free of carnal
> thoughts.
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> But one afternoon, my wife reached for a can of
> paint and dropped it.
> When she bent over to pick it up, I was overcome
> with lust and had my
> way with her right then and there,' admitted
> the man, shamefacedly.
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> 'You understand this means you will not be
> welcome in our church,'
> stated the pastor.
>
> 'We know,' said the young man, hanging
> his head. 'We're not welcome at
> Lowe's, either.'
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> A newlywed couple wanted to join a church. The
> pastor told em, 'We
> have special requirements for new parishioners.
> You must abstain from
> sex for an entire month.'
>
> The couple agreed and, after two-and-a-half
> weeks, returned to
> the church. When the Pastor ushered them into his
> office, the wife was
> crying, and the husband obviously was very
> depressed.
>
> 'You are back so soon..Is there a
> problem?' the pastor inquired.
>
> 'We are terribly ashamed to admit that we did
> not manage to abstain from
> sex for the required month,' the young man
> replied sadly.
>
> The pastor asked him what happened.
>
> 'Well, the first week was difficult; however,
> we managed to abstain
> through sheer willpower. The second week was
> terrible, but with the use
> of prayer, we managed to abstain. The third week,
> however, was
> unbearable. We tried cold showers, prayer,
> reading from the Bible, or
> anything to keep our minds free of carnal
> thoughts.
>
> But one afternoon, my wife reached for a can of
> paint and dropped it.
> When she bent over to pick it up, I was overcome
> with lust and had my
> way with her right then and there,' admitted
> the man, shamefacedly.
>
> 'You understand this means you will not be
> welcome in our church,'
> stated the pastor.
>
> 'We know,' said the young man, hanging
> his head. 'We're not welcome at
> Lowe's, either.'