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 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 my hat and I really, really love that hat. I knew that McGlynn had one just like mine and I knew that McGlynn came to church every Sunday. I also knew
that McGlynn had to take off his hat during Mass and I 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 aid, "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 aid, "No, Father, after you talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery' I remembered where I left my hat."
Mass, what made you come?"
Murphy said, "I got to be honest with you, Father. A while back I misplaced my hat and I really, really love that hat. I knew that McGlynn had one just like mine and I knew that McGlynn came to church every Sunday. I also knew
that McGlynn had to take off his hat during Mass and I 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 aid, "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 aid, "No, Father, after you talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery' I remembered where I left my hat."
