“To be human is to be funny,” Clifford 2010. Over my lifetime I have found some people who are real sticks in the mud. They can make a beautiful, sunshiny day look like rain. Some people would be happy if you gave them a million dollars and then there are always those who would complain because you gave it to them in the wrong denominations. Do you get what I’m saying? Some people are never happy.

People make the world go round and it takes all kinds. Some people never smile, then there are others who seem to have a smile glued on their face all the time. Saint or sinner, it doesn’t matter. I’m personally happy that I am one of those kind of guys who can find a bright spot in almost everything. I also have a lot of friends who are the same way, but then again, I also have a few acquaintances that see doom and gloom in all of life.

The next guy I want to write about seems to be the kind of guy who is always happy. I have known this individual for many, many years, but I have not had the pleasure of spending a whole lot of time with him on a personal basis. I must say, however, that each and every time I see him he always seems to be happy. He also seems to be the kind of guy who is always up for a good joke, too. I can’t say that first hand because I have never tried to play a prank on him, but he just strikes me as that kind of fella. A happy-go-lucky jokester. On top of all that, he is a preacher.

Some people have a hard time believing preachers are good jokesters, but I can tell you that most of them are. Here again, you have the straight-laced, tried and true guys who never crack a smile, but all in all, I find most preachers are easy to get along with and always happy. They carry a lot of things on their minds, but they also know how to make the best of life, however life is dealt to them. They are satisfied, safe and secure knowing everything’s gonna be alright.

The Reverend Deuteronomy Divine of the First White Winged Dove Church in downtown Decker Prairie is the guy who shared this next story with me. Now, I may have gotten the name of his church wrong, but I know I got his name correct. I can’t seem to get it out of my mind. When he shared this story, I was rolling with laughter when I heard it. It can happen to anyone who does any public speaking.

When the Reverend Divine does baptisms in his church, he puts rubber waders on for the baptism because his church teaches total immersion baptism. He prefers not to have to change clothes. He just puts on his waders and he’s ready to go. He also uses a lapel microphone for his services instead of having to stand in front of a large mike.

One day a baptism was arranged during the church service. He went into the men’s room to put his waders on so he could perform a baptism. Once in there he suddenly realized he needed to use the facilities for the purposes intended before he put the waders on. Okay, now ladies, if you don’t understand me, suffice it to say that when men use the facilities for the purposes for which they were built, it is not always a quiet place. It tends to get noisy if you know what I mean. Not only can the act of pulling rubber waders on one’s feet cause a man to grunt and grumble under our breath, the other activities create different sounds. The men reading this story need no explanation. What the Reverend did not know, however, is his sound man FORGOT TO TURN OFF HIS LAPEL MIKE!!!!

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