The modern work ethic

A wheelchair-bound Irishman entered a restaurant one afternoon and asked the waitress for a cup of coffee.  He looked across the restaurant and asked, "Is that Jesus sitting over there?"

The waitress nodded "yes," so the Irishman told her to give Him a cup of coffee, on him.


The next diner to come in was an Englishman with a hunched back. He shuffled over to a booth, painfully sat down, and asked for a cup of hot tea. He also glanced across the restaurant and asked, "Is that our Lord over there?"

The waitress affirmed that it was, so the Englishman said to give Jesus a cup of hot tea, "my treat."


The third patron to come into the restaurant was a Redneck on crutches. He hobbled over to a booth, sat down and hollered, "Hey there sweet thang. How's about gettin' me a cold glass of Coke!"  He too looked across the restaurant and asked, "Is that God's boy over there?"

The waitress once again nodded that it was, so the Redneck said to give the Lord a cold glass of Coke, "on my bill."


As Jesus got up to leave, he passed by the Irishman, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed."

The Irishman felt the strength come back to his legs, got up and danced a jig right out the door.


Jesus also passed by the Englishman, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed."

The Englishman felt his back straightening up, and he raised his hands heavenward, praised the Lord and did a series of back flips out the door.


Then Jesus walked up to the Redneck.

The Redneck jumped up and yelled, "Don't touch me - I'm drawin' disability!"