A priest is driving back from a sick call and his car breaks down in front of a bar. His cell phone battery dead, he has to go into the bar to use the phone to call for assistance. Inside, he sees one of his parishoners, Joe, depressed and drunk. he asks Joe what was wrong, and Joe told of a story of how he lost his job and his life savings and his wife was about to leave him.
The priest responded: “Joe, drinking never solves anyone’s problems. You need to have faith and read the bible. I bet that the first page you turn to, you will find an answer to your problems in life.”
Six months later Joe is at mass. He is well dressed and well groomed, and drove to mass in a brand new Mercedes. After mass, the priest walks up to Joe and remarks, “Joe, six months ago you were on your last leg, but now look at you! How did you accomplishthis remarkable turnaround?”
Joe responds, “Well, I remember what you told me at the bar, that instead of the bottle I should pick up the bible and I would find my answers. So I did what you said - I picked up the bible and opened it to a page, and sure enough, the answer was staring right at me - CHAPTER 11!”
