A man who had been lost in the desert for weeks found his way to the home of a missionary, and collapsed on the doorstep. The missionary nursed him back to life, and when the man was recovered, he asked the missionary for directions to the nearest town.
The missionary said, "Sure," and gave him the directions. "Also," he said, "you can borrow my horse. There's two things though - it's a rather weird horse. You have to say 'Thank God' to get it to start, and 'Amen' to make it stop."
All right, thought the man, and as he mounted the horse said, "Thank God," and the horse began to move off. Feeling confident, he said, "Thank God, thank God," and the horse broke into a trot.
Feeling experimental, he said "Thank God, thank God, thank God, thank God, thank God, thank God, thank God, Thank God, THANK GOD!" and the horse practically took off, thundering across the desert sands.
He looked up, and noticed in horror that they were moving rapidly towards a cliff that towered in front of them. "Stop!" he screamed, "Erm..." and then he remembered. "AMEN!" The horse skidded to a halt literally four inches from the cliff face. As the man sank back into the saddle, he sighed, let go of the reins and let out a heartfelt, "Thank God."
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