喜樂的心乃是良藥

"The Preacher's Donkey"

A man bought a donkey from a preacher.
The preacher told the man that this donkey
had been trained in a very unique way, (being
the donkey of a preacher). The only way to
make the donkey to stop, is to say, "Amen!"

The man was pleased with his purchase and
immediately got on the animal to try out the
preacher's instructions.

"Hallelujah!", shouted the man. The donkey began
to trot. "Amen!", shouted the man. The donkey
stopped immediately. "This is great!", said the man.

With a "Hallelujah", he rode off very proud of his
new purchase. The man traveled for a long time
through some mountains. Soon he was heading
towards a cliff. He could not remember the word
to make the donkey stop. "Stop", said the man.
"Halt!", he cried. The donkey just kept on going.
"Oh No!, Bible!, Church!, Please Stop!", shouted
the man. The donkey just began to trot faster.
He was getting closer and closer to the edge
of the cliff.

Finally in desperation, the man said prayer,
"Please Dear Lord. Please make this donkey
stop before I go off the edge of this mountain,
In JESUS name, Amen." The donkey came to an
abrupt stop just one step from the edge of the cliff.

"Hallelujah!" shouted the man.