The priest and the preacher had been fishing buddies for several years, so they decided to invite the new rabbi to join them for an outing. The three men rowed their boat out to the middle of the lake, dropped their lines, poured their liquid refreshments, and proceeded to fish. At one point, the preacher announced that he needed to use the restroom. The rabbi started to gather together his gear, but the preacher said, “That’s not necessary, Rabbi. Just leave your line in the water.”
At that point the preacher stepped out of the boat and proceeded to walk over the surface of the water! The preacher reached the shore, went and took care of business, walked back across the lake and stepped back into the boat.
The rabbi was astounded. “How did you do that, Reverend?”
The preacher replied, “Faith, Rabbi. All you need is a little faith.”
A little later, the priest had to go. Again, he stepped out of the boat, walked across the lake to the shore, took care of his business, walked back across the lake to the boat and climbed in.
Again, the rabbi could not believe what he saw. He said,“Father, how did you do that?”
The preacher replied, “Faith, Rabbi. All you need is a little faith.”
Finally, the rabbi could not hold his water any longer. He announced, “OK, I can’t wait. I’m going to walk to the shore and use the rest room!”
He stepped over the side of the boat and promptly sank.
The priest and preacher helped him back into the boat, and said,
“Like we told you, Rabbi, you need faith. But it also helps to have someone tell you where the rocks are.