A Pastor’s luck By Author Unknown * Good News: You baptized seven people today in the river. * Bad News: You lost two of them in the swift current. * Good News: The women's group voted to send you a get-well card. * Bad News: The vote passed by 31-30. * Good News: The pastor-parish relations committee accepted your job description the way you wrote it. * Bad News: They were so inspired by it that they asked the bishop to send a new minister capable of filling the position. * Good News: The trustees finally voted to add more church parking. * Bad News: They are going to blacktop the front lawn of the parsonage. * Good News: Church attendance rose dramatically the last three weeks. * Bad News: You were on vacation. * Good News: Your biggest critic just left your community. * Bad News: He has been appointed as your conference bishop. * Good News: The youth of the church came to your house for a visit. * Bad News: It was in the middle of the night and they were armed with toilet paper and shaving cream. * Good News: The Church Council has agreed to send you to the Holy Land for study. * Bad News: They are waiting for war to break out before sending you. From: www.quotablequotes.com 2009