repent

for all you anglicans about to preach this sunday on repentence I thought this old joke might help start you off.
a new vicar comes to the parish and the vicarage is a little unloved and the congregation promise that they will help him paint it. The outside is one of those wooden clad places and the vicar wanted it all repainted.
the working party came on saturday and amongst much fun the work started. by mid afternoon it was clear the paint was going to run out. they went to the vicar and she looked at the tin. the paint was water based so she suggestted thining the paint with water. they completed the task and all went home with pride at a job well done.
overnight there was a massive thunderstorm . in the morning the thinned paint had washed away. the house looked worse than when they started.
the Vicar was upset, she proclaimed " re-paint, re-paint and thin no more"