A Voice From The Back Pew
> There was a preacher whose wife was expecting a baby so he went
>before the congregation and asked for a raise. After much discussion, they
> passed a rule that whenever the preacher's family expanded, so would his
> paycheck.
> After 6 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, "Children are a gift from God," he said. Silence fell on
> the
>congregation.
> In the back pew, a little old lady stood up and in her frail voice
>said,
> "Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear
>rubb ers."
>
> And the congregation said, "Amen."
