We sometimes hear a story that really teaches us something about what takes place behind-the-scenes. It may not seem as if anything is really going on at first but as we start to put the pieces together, we realize that there is a lot that doesn’t meet the eye. It can also be the subject of a hilarious joke, because when something is unexpected, it can be funny. We see that clearly in the following humorous tale about a priest who was sitting in a normal confession until things took a turn that he wasn’t expecting.
Akpos enters a church and finds the priest.
“How may I help you son?” asks the priest.
“I’m looking for my wife, she said she would be here but as I can see she’s not around. Now that am here, I would like to confess”.
They go to the confession area, “forgive me father for I have sinned.”
“What are your sins my son?”
Akpos answers, “The other day, I went looking for my wife at her home but she was not there. I found her sister alone and I slept with her.”
Oh, that is sin, but at least you came to confess”
“Then another day I went looking for her at her aunt’s place but she was not there, I found her cousin alone, I slept with the cousin.”
“You know that is wrong my son”.
“Then the other day I went looking for her at her working place. She was not there, I found her colleague alone…”
The priest interrupts, “Let me guess, you slept with her colleague?”
“Yes father”. There was silence after that. “Father? Father?” Still silent.
Akpos peeps through and finds out that the priest is no longer there. He looks for him and finds him hiding. “Why are you hiding father?”
The priest replies, “I just realized you came looking for your wife and I’m the only one here.”