Sunday, October 5, 2008

Of Cow Troughs and Sweat Pants







The other night during a small group meeting, we were telling funny stories that happened recently.  Got me to thinking about one certain Sunday night at church.  
Several years ago, I was assisting in a church baptismal service.  Our baptismal pool was a portable type (looked exactly like a cow trough) and that night was placed on the platform of the sanctuary, clearly visible for all to see.  One woman decided that she needed to be re-baptized since the first time she was baptized, one of her hands did not go under the water (no kidding)...she claims she had nothing but trouble ever since (true story).  So, we accommodated her wishes.  When it was her turn to be baptized that night, I just knew something was about to happen.  She walked to the baptismal pool in her pink sweat suit, got into the pool, was baptized, and then....you guessed it!  Funny how water makes sweat suit material quite heavy.  Getting up from out of the water, the woman's sweat pants fell victim to water... and gravity.  We just couldn't get the towel wrapped around her fast enough...So, the moral of this true tale (pun intended) is when you are choosing what not to wear for your baptismal appointment, let sweat pants be at the very top of your list.

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