Post by footiemad on Jul 1, 2005 10:15:44 GMT 1
A young newlywed couple wanted to join a church. The pastor told
them, "We have special requirements for new parishioners.
You must abstain from sex for one whole month".
The couple agreed but after two and a half weeks returned to the
Church. When the Pastor ushers them into his office, the wife
is crying and the husband is obviously 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. However, the third week was unbearable. We tried
cold showers, prayer, reading from the Bible....anything to keep
our minds off carnal thoughts.
One afternoon, my wife reached for a can of peas 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 Tesco's anymore, either."
them, "We have special requirements for new parishioners.
You must abstain from sex for one whole month".
The couple agreed but after two and a half weeks returned to the
Church. When the Pastor ushers them into his office, the wife
is crying and the husband is obviously 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. However, the third week was unbearable. We tried
cold showers, prayer, reading from the Bible....anything to keep
our minds off carnal thoughts.
One afternoon, my wife reached for a can of peas 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 Tesco's anymore, either."