Friday, February 13, 2009

it's not walking on water but ...

Returning after traveling a great distance by car to get medical supplies for their small clinic, the nuns ran out of gas quite literally "in the middle of nowhere." They knew the area well; no gas for miles in either direction. Not wanting to leave the supplies, and not wanting to be separated, they began to pray. Just then a gas tanker stopped, and the driver asked,
Sisters, what is wrong?
They explained their gas gauge was stuck and they had run out of gas.

He replied that his tanker was empty and he was on his way to load fuel for one of his routes. But on inspection he found he had a little in one of his lines; however, he had no bucket to catch the remaining tidbit of fuel.
Bed pans,
replied one sister.
We have bed pans!
With that, they got out the bed pans and gratefully caught all of the last little bit of gas in the tanker. Then the driver said,
Sisters, I am short on time I must go!
The sisters thanked him and poured the gas into the car.

As they were pouring in the last little bit, a highway patrolman pulled up got out of the patrol car and stared in disbelief.
Sisters, I've no idea what you have done, but I sure admire your faith!

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