To: John Carragher who wrote (29160 ) 8/22/2003 7:27:34 AM From: Guardian Respond to of 62590 old one An Irishman in a wheelchair entered a restaurant one afternoon and asked > > > the waitress for a cup of coffee. The Irishman looked across the > > > restaurant and asked, "Is that Jesus sitting over there?" > > > > > > The waitress nodded "Yes." So the Irishman told her to give Jesus a cup > > > of coffee on him. > > > > > > The next patron to come in was an Englishman with a hunched back. He > > > shuffled over to a booth, painfully sat down, and asked the waitress for > a > > > cup of hot tea. He also glanced across the restaurant and asked, "Is > that > > > Jesus over there?" > > > > > > The waitress nodded, so the Englishman said to give Jesus a cup of hot > > > tea, "my treat." > > > > > > The third patron to come into the restaurant was a Redneck on > > > crutches...He hobbled over to a booth, sat down and hollered, > > > "Hey there, sweet thang. How's about gettin' me a cold glass of Coke !" > > > > > > He, too, looked across the restaurant and asked, "Is that God's boy over > > > there?" > > > > > > The waitress once more allowed as how it certainly was, so the Redneck > > > said to give Jesus a cold glass of Coke, "on my bill." > > > > > > As Jesus got up to leave, he passed by the Irishman, touched him and > said, > > > "For your kindness, you are healed." ... The Irishman > > > felt the strength come back into his legs, got up, and danced a jig out > > > the door. Jesus also passed by the Englishman, touched him and said, > "For > > > your kindness, you are healed." ... The Englishman felt his back > > > straightening up, and he raised his hands, praised the Lord and did a > > > series of back flips out the door. > > > > > > Then Jesus walked towards the Redneck. The Redneck jumped up and yelled, > > > "Don't touch me... ... I'm drawin' disability!