This was funny the first time...in the late 1970s.

On Sun, 24 Jul 2005, Harry K wrote:

> I think I have seen her!
>
> I got a letter from Grandma the other day.
> She writes:
> The other day I went to a local book store
> and saw a "Honk if you love Jesus" bumper sticker.
> I was feeling particularly sassy that day,
> because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance,
> followed by a thunderous prayer meeting,
> so I bought the sticker and put it on my bumper.
> Boy, am I glad I did!
> What an uplifting experience followed.
> I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection.
> I was just lost in thought about the Lord and how good he is,
> and I didn't notice that the light had changed.
> It's a good thing someone else loves Jesus,
> because if he hadn't honked, I'd have never noticed!
> I found that lots of people love Jesus!
> While I was sitting there,
> the guy behind me started honking like crazy,
> then he leaned out of his window and screamed,
> "For the love of God!
> Go! Go! Jesus Christ, Go!?
> What an exuberant cheerleader he was for Jesus!
> Everyone started honking!
> I just leaned out of my window
> and started waving and smiling at all these loving people.
> I even honked a few times to share in the love!
> There must have been a man from Florida back there, because I heard
> him yelling something about a sunny beach.
> I saw another guy waving in a funny way,
> with only his middle finger stuck up in the air.
> I asked my teenage grandson in the backseat what
> that meant, and he said that it was probably a Hawaiian good
> luck sign or something.
> Well, I've never met anyone from Hawaii,
> so I leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign back.
> My grandson burst out laughing.....
> he was enjoying this religious experience, too!
> A couple of people were so caught up in the
> joy of the moment, that they got out of their cars and started
> walking toward me.
> I bet they wanted to pray or ask what church I attended,
> but this is when I noticed the light had changed.
> So, grinning, I waved to all my sisters and brothers,
> and drove on through the intersection.
> I noticed that I was the only car that got through the
> intersection before the light changed again, and I felt kind
> of sad that I had to leave them after all the love we had shared,
> so I slowed the car down, leaned out of the window, and gave them all
> the Hawaiian good luck sign one last time as I drove away.
>
> Praise the Lord for such wonderful folks!
>
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