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A pastor's wife was expecting a baby, so he stood before the congregation and asked for a raise. ¸ñ»çÀÇ ¾Æ³»°¡ ÀÓ½ÅÀ» ÇÏÀÚ È¸Áß¾Õ¿¡ ³ª¿Í ¿ù±Ý ÀλóÀ» ¿ä±¸Çß´Ù.
After much discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the preacher's family expanded, so would his paycheck. ±ä Åä·ÐÀÌ ÀÖÀº ÈÄ ±³ÀεéÀº ¸ñ»ç°¡ »õ ¾ÆÀ̸¦ ³¯¶§¸¶´Ù ¿ù±ÞÀ» ÀλóÇØ ÁÖ±â·Î Çß´Ù.
After 6 children, this started to get expensive and the congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the preacher's expanding salary. 6¸íÀÇ ¾ÆÀ̸¦ ³ºÀº ÈÄ ¿ù±ÞÀÌ ³Ê¹« ¸¹ÀÌ ÁöÃâµÇÀÚ ±³È¸´Â ȸÀǸ¦ ¿°í ¸ñ»çÀÇ ³ôÀº ¿ù±Þ¿¡ ´ëÇØ ³íÀÇÇß´Ù.
A great deal of yelling and inner bickering ensued, as to how much the clergyman's additional children were costing the church, and how much more it could potentially cost. ¸ñ»ç°¡ ¾ó¸¶³ª ¸¹Àº ¾ÆÀ̸¦ ´õ ³ºÀ» °ÍÀÎÁö ¶Ç ±×¿¡µû¶ó ¿ù±ÞÀº ¾ó¸¶³ª ´õ ÀλóÇØ ÁÖ¾î¾ß ÇÏ´ÂÁö¿¡ ´ëÇØ °íÇÔ°ú ¾ðÀïÀÌ ÇÑÂüÀ̳ª ¿À°í°¬´Ù.
After listening to them for about an hour, the pastor rose from his chair and spoke, 'Children are a gift from God, and we will take as many gifts as He gives us.' ÇÑ ½Ã°£ Á¤µµ ÀÌ·± ³íÀïÀ» µè°í ÀÖ´ø ¸ñ»ç°¡ ÀÚ¸®¿¡¼ ÀϾ ÇѸ¶µð Çß´Ù. 'ÀÚ³à´Â Çϳª´ÔÀÌ ÁֽŠ¼±¹°ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Çϳª´ÔÀÌ Çã¶ôÇϽôµ¥·Î ³ºÀ» ÀÛÁ¤ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.'
Silence fell on the congregation. ȸÁ߾ȿ¡ ħ¹¬ÀÌ Èê·¶´Ù.
In the back pew, a little old lady struggled to stand, and finally said in her frail voice, 'Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear rubbers.' ±³È¸ µÞÁ¼®¿¡¼ ´ÄÀº ³ëÆÄ°¡ °Ü¿ì ÀÚ¸®¿¡¼ ÀϾ ¿¬¾àÇÑ ¸ñ¼Ò¸®·Î ÇѸ¶µð Çß´Ù. 'ºñµµ Çϳª´ÔÀÌ ³»¸®½Ã´Â ¼±¹°ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ÇÏÁö¸¸ ºñÀÚ ³Ê¹« ¸¹ÀÌ ¿À¸é ¿ì¸®´Â °í¹«¸¦ Âø¿ëÇÕ´Ï´Ù'
The entire congregation said, 'Amen.' Àü ±³ÀÎÀÌ ´äº¯Çß´Ù ' ¾Æ¸à'
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