[Propertalk] Fwd: It’s a Tough Job

[Joe Parrish]

An idea to serve as an example or spark an alternative sermon.




 
It’s a Tough Job
An exhausted young mother dragged herself to the telephone when it rang and listened with relief to the kindly voice on the other end. “How are you, Sweetheart? What kind of day are you having?”
“Oh, Mother,” said the woman, “I’m having such a bad day. The baby won’t eat, the washing machine broke down, the house is a mess, we’re having two couples over for dinner tonight and I haven’t had a chance to go shopping yet. And to top it off, I just sprained my ankle.”
"Oh, Dear, I'll stop over to help. How is Sean?"

“Sean?” said the housewife. “Who’s Sean?”
“Why, Sean, your husband, of course!”
“You mean Jim, don’t you? Will you call Jim at the store?”
“Jim? Isn’t this Julie?”
”No, it’s Tiffany.”
“Oh,” said the kindly person, “I must have dialed the wrong number. I’m sorry.”
There was a long silence. Then the desperate young homemaker asked, “Does this mean you’re not coming over?”


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[Revised from Proclaim sermons]







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