HEALED
The bartender was washing his glasses,
when an elderly Irishman came in.
With great difficulty, the Irishman hoisted
his bad leg over the
barstool, pulled himself up painfully, and
asked for a sip of Irish whiskey.
The Irishman looked down the
bar and said,
"Is that Jesus down there?"
The bartender nodded, so the Irishman told
him to give Jesus an Irish whiskey, too.
The next patron to come in was an ailing
Italian with a hunch back,
who moved very slowly. He shuffled up to
the barstool
and asked for a glass of Chianti. He also
looked down the bar and asked
if that was Jesus sitting at the end of
the bar. The bartender nodded,
so the Italian said to give him a glass
of Chianti, too.
The third patron to enter the bar was a
redneck, who swaggered into the bar and hollered,
"Barkeep, set me up a cold one! Hey, is
that God's Boy down there?"
The barkeep nodded, so the redneck told
him to give Jesus a cold one, too.
As Jesus got up to leave, he walked over
to the Irishman and touched him and said,
"For your kindness, you are
healed!"
The Irishman felt the strength come back
to his leg, so he got up and danced a jig out the door.
Jesus touched the Italian
and said,
"For your kindness, you are
healed!"
The Italian felt his back straighten, so
he raised his hands above his head and did a flip out the
door.
Jesus walked toward the redneck, but the
redneck jumped back and exclaimed,
"Don't touch me! I'm on disability!"