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A FUNNY PASTORAL STORY
Started by CALEB on 16 July 2008 - 7:15pm
| 16 July 2008 - 7:15pm | |
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I don't know how your job description is, but for me and the last church I was at we were required to carry a care phone on rotation, which was the primary contact for any kind of pastoral need that week (counseling, hospital visits, etc). I was only 22 years old which I can say hindsight was way too young to be offering advice to people twice my age. My first time carrying the phone I received a call from a lady that wanted a pastor to come and visit her because she was "dying". I asked around the office and found out that this particular woman calls every week and I shouldn't waste my time visiting her and should instead just pray with her over the phone. I was young and nervous and decided I should go visit her just in case. So I took my wife and we spent about an hour just sitting with her, talking with her, and ultimately praying with her. She asked us to pray that she would die, even though she was completely healthy. Not knowing what to do, I just prayed the safest prayer which was "Lord, let Your will be done". We left and that was that. The next morning I received a phone call from the woman's daughter wanting to know what her mom's last words were! She died that night, completely healthy. Now five years removed, it is hilarious to think how unbelievably nervous and overwhelmed I was trying to navigate my way through that experience. Moral of the story: go on your hospital visits |
Not sure if that's funny lol.
Sounds like you were involved in a murder there... nah only joking.
Interesting is the only way I can describe that story!
That's definitely the last time you pray for me Caleb!
Tim
I spent a year with youth for christ in South Staffs, we used to do street outreach work and had been briefed about going out and talking to the local youth...
we turned up in one area and the young people knew our leaders well and shouted, hey its the God squad, nothing abnormal there...
however, one of them asks "hows Jesus hanging"...
I instantly, without hesitation said; "like a donkey"
the young people fell about laughing, my team leaders faces dropped and looked in total shock, but it certainly broke the ice and established a chilled out and open friendship with them over the year.
I got a bit of a telling from my leaders after that but I believe in being real with people and that means having a sense of humour... still makes me laugh!
james,
that is one of the best stories i've heard. thank you for making my day.
Caleb
"Lord, Let Your Will be done"
Was that a confession? LOL
Was that Euthanasia except it's done by a pastor and not a doctor LOL
That was kinda funny, a bit scary.
A friend of mine had a visit to an older lady, settled in and noticed a few peanuts in a candy jar. While trying to get a conversation started he popped a few in his mouth and commented on how great peanuts are. To this the older lady replied, “They are a lot better before you suck the chocolate off!”
Moral to be added to Calebs Moral: Don’t eat peanuts on your hospital calls!
Marc - that's brilliant!!! EUGH!!!!
When my dad was a curate he went on a pastoral visit with his vicar at the time. there were only three seats in the old lady's front room and te vicar quickly took the one next to the old lady. My dad sat down and it was damp.
He had to sit in old lady wee for an hour.