The Secret Hole in One

Pastor Thompson woke up Palm Sunday morning.  It was an exceptionally beautiful and sunny early spring day, and the winter of 2013-14 had been particularly miserable.  After a lengthy tussle with his conscience, Pastor Thompson decided he just had to play golf.

He phoned the Associate Pastor, told him that he was feeling sick and persuaded him to give the Palm Sunday sermon.  As soon as he hung up the phone, Pastor Thompson got dressed and headed out of town to a golf course about forty miles away.  This way he knew he wouldn’t accidentally meet anyone he knew from his church.  Setting up on the first tee, he was alone.  After all, it was Palm Sunday morning and everyone else was in church.

As all this was going on, God was seeing everything, as He does.  Saint Peter leaned over to God while they watched Pastor Thompson and exclaimed, “You’re not going to let him get away with this, are you?”

“No,” the Lord sighed, “I guess not.”

Just then Pastor Thompson hit the ball squarely.  It shot straight toward the pin, dropping just short of it, then rolled up and fell into the hole.

It was a 420-yard hole in one!

Saint Peter was astonished.  He looked at the Lord and asked, “Why did you let him do that?”