“The Old Joke,” by Lillie E. Franks
Aug 20th, 2023 | By Defenestration
Okay, so there’s a flood. A man is caught in it, and he climbs up onto the roof of his house in order to escape the water. As he’s sitting there, another man comes by in a raft.
“Jump in!” the man says. “We can row to safety!”
The man on the roof says, “No, leave me. I have faith that God will save me.”
So the man in the raft paddles away.