Having children is an act of God

There was a preacher whose wife was expecting a baby. The

preacher went to the congregation and asked for a raise. After much

consideration and discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the

preacher's family expanded, so would his paycheck.


After six children, this started to get expensive and the

congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the

preacher's salary. There was much yelling and bickering about how

much the clergyman's additional children were costing the church.


Finally, the preacher got up and spoke to the crowd. "Having

children is an act of God!"


Silence fell upon the congregation. In the back of the room a little

old lady stood up and in her frail voice said:

"Snow and rain are also acts of God, but when we get too much, we

wear rubbers!"

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