� There was a preacher whose wife was expecting a baby. The preacher went to the congregation and asked for a raise.
After much consideration and discussion, they passed a
rule that whenever the preacher's family expanded, so
would his paycheck.
After five or six children, this started to get
expensive and the congregation decided to hold another
meeting to discuss the preacher's pay.

There was much yelling and bickering about how much
the preacher's additional children were costing the
church.

Finally, the preacher got up and spoke to the crowd
and said ....

"HAVING CHILDREN IS AN ACT OF GOD!"

In the back of the room, a little old man stood up.
In his frail voice said ....

"SNOW AND RAIN ARE ALSO ACTS OF GOD, BUT WHEN
WE GET TOO MUCH, WE WEAR RUBBERS."