Murphy showed up at Mass one Sunday
The priest almost fell down when he Saw him. He'd never been to church in his life.
After Mass, the priest caught up with him & said, "Murphy, I am so glad ya
Decided to come to Mass. What made ya come?"
Murphy said, "I got to be honest with you Father, a while back, I misplaced
Me hat & I really, really love that hat. I know that McGlynn had a hat just
Like mine & I knew he came to church every Sunday. I also knew that he had
To take off his hat during Mass & figured he would leave it in the back of
Church. So, I was going to leave after Communion & steal McGlynn's hat."
The priest said, "Well, Murphy , I notice that ya didn't steal McGlynn's
Hat. What changed your mind?"
Murphy replied, "Well, after I heard your sermon on the 10 Commandments I
Decided that I didn't need to steal McGlynn 's hat after all."
With a tear in his eye the priest gave Murphy a big smile & said, "After I
Talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Steal' ya decided you would rather do without
Your hat than burn in hell, hey ?"
Murphy slowly shook his head. "No, Father, after ya talked about 'Thou Shalt
Not Commit Adultery' I remembered where I'd left me hat."!!