JESUS AND THE DINER

A Republican, in a wheelchair, entered a diner one afternoon and asked the

waitress for a cup of coffee. The Republican looked across the diner and

asked, "Is that Jesus sitting over there?" The waitress nodded "yes," so the

Republican requested that she give Jesus a cup of coffee, on him.

The next patron to come in was a Libertarian, with a hunched back. He

shuffled over to a booth, painfully sat down, and asked the waitress for a

cup of hot tea. He also glanced across the diner and asked, "Is that Jesus,

over there?" The waitress nodded, so the Libertarian asked her to give Jesus

a cup of hot tea, "My treat."

The third patron to come into the diner was a Democrat on crutches. He

hobbled over to a booth, sat down and hollered, "Hey there honey! How's

about gettin' me a cold mug of Miller Light?" He too looked across the diner

and asked, "Isn't that God's boy over there? The waitress nodded, so the

Democrat directed her to give Jesus a cold beer. "On my bill," he said

loudly.

As Jesus got up to leave, he passed by the Republican, touched him and said,

"For your kindness, you are healed." The Republican felt the strength come

back into his legs, got up, and danced a jig out the door.

Jesus passed by the Libertarian, touched him and said, "For your kindness,

you are healed." The Libertarian felt his back straightening up and he

raised his hands, praised the Lord, and did a series of back flips out the

door.

Then, Jesus walked towards the Democrat, just smiling. The Democrat jumped

up and yelled, "Don't touch me ...I'm collecting disability." --