| Jul 22, 2008 @ 1:06 PM |
Wrong side of the bed.
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MuskogeeBill
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> Mother Superior was on her way to late morning prayers,
> when she passed two novices just leaving early morning
> prayers, on their way to classes. As she passed the young
> ladies, Mother Superior said, "Good morning
> ladies."
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> The novices replied, "Good morning, Mother Superior,
> may God be with you."
> But after they had passed, Mother Superior heard one say to
> the other,
> "I think she got out of the wrong side of the bed this
> morning."
> This startled Mother Superior, but she chose not to
> pursue the issue.
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> A little further down the hall, Mother Superior passed two
> of the Sisters who had been teaching at the convent for
> several years. She greeted them with, "Good morning
> Sister Martha, Sister Jessica.
> May God give you wisdom for our students today."
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> "Good morning, Mother Superior. Thank you, and may God
> be with you."
> But again, after passing, Mother Superior overheard,
> "She got out of the wrong side of bed today."
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> Baffled, she started to wonder if she had spoken harshly,
> or with an irritated look on her face.
> She vowed to be more pleasant.
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> Looking down the hall, Mother Superior saw retired Sister
> Mary approaching, step by step, with her walker. Since
> Sister Mary was rather deaf, Mother Superior had plenty of
> time to arrange a pleasant smile on her face before
> greeting her.
> "Good morning, Sister Mary. I'm so happy to see
> youup and about. I pray God watches over you today, and
> grants you a wonderful day."
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> "Ah, Good morning, Mother Superior, and thank you. I
> see you got up on the wrong side of bed this morning."
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> Mother Superior was floored! "Sister Mary, what have I
> done wrong? I have tried to be pleasant, but three times
> already today, people have said that about me."
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> Sister Mary stopped her walker, and looked Mother Superior
> in the face. "Oh, don't take it personal, Mother
> Superior. It's just that you're wearing Father
> Murphy's slippers.
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