I got an email from family members John and Cathy Weld part of a week ago. The subject said "church smiles". This is just a sample of them. I thought they were cute. They are either jokes which somebody has written or they are actual life experiences. I prefer to think of someone actually saying or doing it:

Church Smiles

There was a very gracious lady who was mailing an old family

Bible to her brother in another part of the country.
"Is there anything breakable in here?" asked the postal clerk.
"Only the Ten Commandments," answered the lady.
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A Sunday School teacher began her lesson with a question,

"Boys and girls, what do we know about God?
A hand shot up in the air. "He is an artist!" said the kindergarten boy.
"Really? How do you! know?" the teacher asked.
"You know - Our Father, who does art in Heaven... "
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A minister waited in line to have his car filled with gas just before

a long holiday weekend. The attendant worked quickly, but there

were many cars ahead of him in front of the service station. Finally,

the attendant motioned him toward a vacant pump. "Reverend," said

the young man, "sorry about the delay. It seems as if everyone waits

until the last minute to get ready for a long trip."The minister chuckled,

"I know what you mean. It's the same in my business."
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Sunday after church, a Mom asked her very young daughter

what the lesson was about.
The daughter answered, "Don't be scared, you'll get your quilt."
Needless to say, the Mom was perplexed.
Later in the day, the pastor stopped by for tea and the Mom