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