Tom's Accident

The pastor asked if anyone in the congregation would like to express Praise
for answered prayers. A lady stood and walked to the podium.
She said, 'I have a Praise. Two months ago, my husband, Tom, had a terrible
bicycle wreck and his scrotum was completely crushed. The pain was
excruciating and the doctors didn't know if they could help him. You could
hear an audible gasp from the men in the Congregation as they imagined the
pain that poor Tom must have experienced. She continued, Tom was unable to
hold me or the children and every move caused him terrible pain. We prayed as
the doctors performed a delicate operation. They were able to piece together
the crushed remnants of Tom' s scrotum and wrap wire around it to hold it in
place.' Again, the men in the Congregation were unnerved and squirmed
uncomfortably as they imagined the horrible surgery performed on Tom. She
continued, 'Now, thank the Lord, Tom is out of the hospital and the doctor's
say that with time, his scrotum should recover completely.'
All the men sighed with relief.

The pastor rose and tentatively asked if anyone else had anything to say. A
man rose and walked slowly to the podium. He said, 'I'm Tom, and I want to
tell my wife the word is 'Sternum.'