God's gift

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>A pastor's wife was expecting a baby, so he stood before the
> congregation and asked for a raise. After much discussion, they
> passed a rule that whenever the preacher's family expanded, so would his
> paycheck.
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> After 6 children, this started to get expensive and the
> congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the
> preacher's expanding salary. There was much discussion on how much the
> congregation was to pay because of the pastor's expanding family.
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> After listening to them for about an hour, the pastor rose from
> his chair and spoke, 'Children are a gift from God, and we will take
> as many gifts as He gives us.'
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> Silence fell on the congregation. In the back pew, a little old lady
> struggled to stand, and finally said in her frail voice, 'Rain is also a
> gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear rubbers.'
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> The entire congregation said, 'Amen.'