Joke

I had just finished preaching a sermon, and people were lining up to receive Communion. As people moved through the line, I noticed them gazing back at me with tears in their eyes.

Was my sermon that moving? I wondered. Had I connected with the congregation at some deep level? But as the number of tear-stained faces increased, I began to feel uneasy.

After the service, I discovered that the person who had set up for Communion had taken the wrong loaf from the freezer. I had served jalapeno-pepper bread.