A pastor decides one day that he needs a Sunday off work. "I've been serving this parish unerringly for the last ten years, without taking a single day off." He says. House visits, Woman's League, cake sales, fetes, and not a single day off. I'm going to call in sick."
So he phones one of the deacons on the Saturday morning and arranges for a stand in for the next day's service. Bright and early Sunday morning, off he goes to a trout stream he'd heard about from one of his parishioners. The old dusty tackle cleaned up and a wallet of ancient flies. When he gets to the stream he says a prayer and soaks his cast. "You are not going to let him get away with this, are you Lord?" asks one of the angels. The Lord just smiles Our pastor casts in and settles down to soak up the warm morning sun and be one with nature. A gentle tug on the line snaps his attention back to his fly rod. He jerks the rod up and is answered with an almighty pull on the line. Collecting himself, he starts playing the fish, although greatly bemused by the situation. The harder he pulls, the harder pulls the fish, upstream and down, minute after minute. Finally he draws the largest trout that has ever been taken in these parts over the net. "Lord, how could you let him catch a fish at all, let alone such a large one?" Wails the angel. And the Lord replies "Who is he going to tell?" Mmmm, who indeed? Thanks for jogging the memory Jimmy D David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 3:48 PM Subject: [VFB] Fishing Related Missing Church Two men were fishing on a lake, feeling guilty that it was a Sunday morning, that they were not attending church, and the fish were not biting. The first guy eventually says: "I should have stayed home and gone to church." To which the other angler replied: "I couldn't have gone to church, anyhow. My wife is sick in bed." -- ======================================================== Jimmy D. Moore - Retired Scout Executive, BSA, Moderator Fly Fishing World Email List, TOWA, VFB, HCFF, GRTU, FFF, NAFC - Life Member. Contributor - Texas Fish & Game Magazine. Outdoor Humor Writer. Author of "MOON HOLLER MISFITS" � Click URL below for info. http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/index.html "Being able to read trout streams is just as valuable to a fly fisherman as the ability to read a defense is to a Quarterback." Jimmy D. Moore - � [2004] ======================================================== ______________________________________________________ Important Notice: Important restrictions, qualifications and disclaimers ("the Disclaimer") apply to this email. To read this click on the following address: http://www.absa.co.za/ABSA/EMail_Disclaimer The Disclaimer forms part of the content of this email in terms of section 11 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 25 of 2002. If you are unable to access the Disclaimer, send a blank e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we will send you a copy of the Disclaimer.
