There was this preacher who was an avid golfer.
Every chance he could get, he could be found on the golf course
swinging away. It was an obsession.One Sunday was a picture perfect day
for golfing. The sun was out, no clouds in the sky, and the temperature
was just right. The preacher was in a quandary as to what to do,
and shortly, the urge to play golf overcame him. He called an assistant to
tell him that he was sick and could not do church, packed the car up, and
drove three hours to a golf course where no one would recognize him.
Happily, he began to play the course.An angel up above was watching the
preacher and was quite perturbed. He went to the Lord and said, "Look at
the preacher.He should be punished for what he is doing."The Lord nodded
in agreement.The preacher teed up on the first hole. He swung at the ball,
and it sailed effortlessly through the air and landed right in the cup
three hundred and fifty yards (meters) away(For those unaccustomed to
golf, this is the world's most exciting thing to a golfer - like winning
the Worlds Cup by yourself)A picture perfect hole-in-one. He was amazed
and excited.The angel was a little shocked. He turned to The Lord and
said, "Begging Your pardon, but I thought you were going to punish
him."The Lord smiled. "Think about it -- who can he tell?"
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