Desperate Measures

Johnny went to his mother demanding a new bicycle. His mother said, "Well Johnny, it isn't Christmas and we don't have the money to just go out and buy you anything you want. So, why don't you write a letter to Jesus and pray for one instead."

After being sent to his room for throwing a tantrum, Johnny finally decided to sit down to write a letter to Jesus.

Dear Jesus,

I've been a good boy this year and would appreciate a new bicycle.

Your friend,
Johnny

However, after thinking about how Jesus would know what kind of boy he had been, he ripped up the letter and decided to give it another try.

Dear Jesus,

I've been an OK boy this year and I want a new bicycle.

Yours truly,
Johnny

Johnny knew that he wasn't totally honest, so he tore it up and tried again.

Dear Jesus,

I've thought about being a good boy this year. Can I have a new bicycle?

Signed,
Johnny

This time, Johnny looked deep down into his heart and realized that this was not true either. He crushed up the letter, threw it into the rubbish bin and ran out of the house. After wandering around aimlessly, he found himself in front of a church.

Johnny went inside and was looking at all the statues when all of a sudden, he grabbed a small one and ran out the door. He went home, hid it under his bed and wrote this letter.

Jesus,

I've broken most of the Ten Commandments, thrown stones at my friends, wrecked my sister's Barbie doll and lots more. I'm desperate and I've got Your mama. If you ever want to see her again, give me a bike.

Signed,
You know who

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Hair

A teenager, having just gotten his driving license, asked his preacher father if he could get a car for Christmas. His father took him to his study and said to him, "I'll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study your Bible a little and get your hair cut, and we'll talk about it."

Months later, the teenager asked his father again regarding his Christmas present. This time, his father said, "Son, I've been real proud of you. You have brought your grades up, you've studied your Bible diligently... but you didn't get your hair cut!'

The young man replied, 'You know Dad, I've been thinking about that. You know, Samson had long hair, Moses had long hair, Noah had long hair and even Jesus had long hair."

His father said, "Yes, you're right, and the Bible says that they walked everywhere they went!"

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The Email

Faced with the prospect of yet another freezing Christmas in Europe, a man booked a tropical getaway to Bali. His wife was on a business trip and planned to meet him there the next day.

When he reached the hotel, he decided to drop his wife a short email, but could not find the scrap of paper on which he had written her email address. At his wits' end, he tried his luck and typed in the email address from memory. But he got it wrong and his note was directed instead to an elderly preacher's wife whose husband had passed away the day before.

When the grieving widow checked her email, she took one look at the monitor, let out a piercing scream and fell to the floor in a dead faint. Her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen:

Dearest wife,

Just checked in. Everything's prepared for your arrival tomorrow.

Your loving husband
P.S. Sure is hot down here!