Murphy showed up at Mass one
Sunday and the priest almost fell down when he saw him. Murphy had never
been seen in church in his life.
After Mass, the priest caught up
with Murphy and said, 'Murphy, I am so glad you decided to come to Mass,
what made you come?'
Murphy said, 'I got to be honest
with you Father, a while back, I misplaced me hat and I really, really
love that hat. I know that McGlynn had a hat just like me hat, and I
knew that McGlynn come to church every Sunday. I also knew that McGlynn
had to take off his hat during Mass and figured he would leave it in the
back of church. So, I was going to leave after communion and steal
McGlynn's hat.'
The priest said, 'Well, Murphy,
I notice that you didn't steal McGlynn's hat. What changed your mind?'
Murphy said, 'Well, after I
heard your sermon on the 10 Commandments, I decided that I didn't need
to steal McGlynn's hat.'
The priest gave Murphy a big
smile and said; 'After I talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Steal' you decided
you would rather do without your hat than Burn in Hell, right ?'
Murphy shook his head and said,
'No, Father, after you talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery'
I remembered where I left me
hat.'