> The best story of the > > year doesn't give >

> The best story of the
> > year doesn't give
> > the proper praise and credit for this painful but
> > understandable story as told
> > by a loving wife...
> >
> >
> > Phil's scrotum, The
> > Best Story of the
> > Year:
> >
> >
> >
> > The pastor asked if
> > anyone in the
> > congregation would like to express praise for answered
> > prayers.
> >
> > Suzie Smith stood and
> > walked to the
> > podium. She said, "I have a praise. Two months ago, my
> > husband, Phil, 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 a muffled
> > gasp from the men
> > in the congregation as they imagine the pain that poor Phil
> > must have
> > experienced.
> >
> > "Phil was unable to
> > hold me or the
> > children," she went on, "and every move caused him
> > terrible pain." We prayed as
> > the doctors performed a delicate operation, and it turned
> > out they were able to
> > piece together the crushed remnants of Phil's scrotum,
> > and wrap wire around it
> > to hold it in place."
> >
> > Again, the men in the
> > congregation cringed
> > and squirmed uncomfortably as they imagined the horrible
> > surgery performed on
> > Phil.
> >
> > "Now," she
> > announced in a quivering voice,
> > "thank the Lord, Phil is out of the hospital and the
> > doctors say that with time,
> > his scrotum should recover completely."
> >
> > All the men sighed with
> > unified relief.
> > The pastor rose and tentatively asked if anyone else had
> > something to say.
> >
> >
> > A man stood up and
> > walked slowly to the
> > podium.
> >
> > He said, "I'm
> > Phil." The entire
> > congregation held its breath. "I just want to tell my
> > wife the word is sternum."