June 17

I have proven to myself that I could never be a happy preacher. Happy would come as you preach you're able to tell that many are getting the message and after when they smilingly congratulate you on your performance.

I had a small congregation of one at my service on Monday and another one person at my service Tuesday. Monday the public relations manager with J F Electric came down to tell us that they refused to admit to any responsibility what so ever of our recent, first time in fifteen years, basement flooding. Ruined carpet in two rooms that is estimated to be around $3600 to replace. I'm telling you I preached to that man for over an hour without even a tiny slide to my view. I got so loud and mean that after thinking about it later I called him and apologized. Also he told me that the construction part of the company was the decision maker........You know, the ones that caused the problem.

Yesterday, the foreman of the construction crew was down and believe me, I preached again! This was over an hour and a half session with sweet little Glenda coming out and putting her amen's to the words that I had preached. No, I think she pretty well did her own preaching using a lot of the same words that I had used but she also threw in a pointed finger that I feared she would poke the guy on the chest with over and over. She didn't but the guy called her mam over thirty times with his meek responses.

Now I have another sermon planned for today. The congregation will consist of only one again but he may be the man! He is from AmerenUE and I think is the overseer of the construction. I've noticed in the past when he comes down the boys sure get to hopping, putting on their safty glasses, vests and hard hats.
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No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Harold MacMillan