A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out.

A subjective person came along and said, “I fell for you down there.”
A objective person walked by and said, “It’s logical a person would fall down there”
A Pharisee said, “Only bad people fall into pits.”
A mathematician calculated how he fell into the pit.
A news reporter wanted a exclusive story on the pit.
An IRS agent asked if he was paying taxes on the pit.
A self-pitying person said, “You haven’t seen anything until you’ve seen my pit!”
A fire-and-brimstone preacher said, “You deserve your pit.”
A Christian Scientist observed, “The pit is just in your mind.”
A phychologist said, “It’s your parents fault your in that pit.”
A self-esteem therapist said, “If you believe in yourself you can get out of that pit.”
An optimist said, “Things could be worse”
A pessimist said, “Things will get worse.”
Jesus, seeing the man, took his hand and lifted him out of the pit.

-Church bulletin in Australia
From “More Holy Humor”

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