The leader of our weekly ecumenical Bible study likes to start us quite often with a chuckle.

Here is yesterday's:

"Two well-worn bills arrived at the Federal Reserve Bank to be retired -- a $100 and a $1. As they traveled down the conveyor belt, they struck p a conversation. The hundred reminisced about the interesting life he had, traveling all over the country. 'I've been to the finest restaurants, Broadway shows, Las Vegas, and amusement parks,' he said. 'I even went on a Caribbean cruise once. Where have you been:' 'Oh,' said the one dollar bill, 'I've been to a Methodist church, an Episcopal church, a Baptist church, and a Lutheran church.' 'What's a church?' asked the hundred."

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Happy 'first day of May!'

"I pray that your hearts will be flooded
with light so that you can understand the
confident hope He has given to those
called -- His holy people who are His rich
and glorious inheritance."

~ Ephesians 1:18 NLT

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