Bible thumper

"Will you give your life to Jesus?" asked little Mary Jane as she thrust a Bible tract into the hand of a big man in the middle of the shopping centre. Her target pushed the tract into his pocket and rushed off. Mary Jane hoped she was doing her work right, she hoped Jesus would be pleased with her. More important she hoped her parents would think she was doing the job right and woukldn't be angry with her. Her father took very seriously those parts of the Bible that teach sparing the rod spoils the child as did the family pastor.