Sister Grace at the convent opened a letter from home and found a $100 bill
from her parents.  She smiled at the gesture.  As she read the letter by the
window, she noticed a shabbily-dressed stranger leaning against the lamp
post below.

Quickly, she wrote, “Don’t despair. Sister Grace” on a piece of paper,
wrapped the $100 bill in it, and tossed it out the window. The stranger
picked it up and read the note. He tipped his hat to Sister Grace and
hurried away.

The next day, Sister Grace was told that a man was asking to see her.  She
went down and found the stranger waiting.  Without a word, he handed her a
huge wad of $100 bills.

“What’s this?” she asked.

“That’s your $8,000, Sister,” he replied. “‘Don’t Despair’ paid 80-to-1.”

One Liner
Doing a job RIGHT the first time gets the job done. Doing the job WRONG
fourteen times gives you job security.

Thought for the day
“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere” James 3:17 NIV

A mark of wise people is that they don’t try to hide their weaknesses.

A lady had just totaled her car in a horrific accident. Miraculously, she managed to pry herself from the wreckage without a scratch and was applying fresh lipstick when the state trooper arrived.

“My goodness!” the trooper gasped. “Your car looks like an accordion that was stomped on by an elephant. Are you okay, ma’am?”

“Why, yes, officer, I’m just fine,” the lady chirped.

“Well, how in the world did this happen?” the officer asked as he surveyed the wrecked car.

“Officer, it was the strangest thing!” the lady began. “I was driving along this road when I started to doze off. When I woke up this tree from out of nowhere pops up in front of me.  So I swerved to the right, and there was another tree!  I swerved to the left and there was ANOTHER tree!  I swerved to the right and there was another tree!  I swerved to the left and there was….”

“Uh, ma’am,” the officer said, cutting her off, “There isn’t a tree on this road for 30 miles. That was your air freshener swinging back and forth on your rear view mirror.”

One Liner
Exactly how do you get off a non-stop flight?

Thought for the day
Proverbs 17:9, “Love forgets mistakes; nagging about them parts the best of friends” (TLB)

If you’re wise, you don’t rub it in. You let it go! This is what it means to have mercy: You give people what they need, not what they deserve. You don’t hold it over their heads. You don’t emphasize the mistake. You don’t judge them. You encourage them.