Must Give Some Very Distracting Sermons

(I am a pastor at a local church. I am in line for visitation for one of our members, and I am directly in front of two elderly ladies who are also members of the church. Although I wear a clerical collar to lead worship, it’s evening and I am dressed in a blouse and slacks. To pass the time, I turn and greet them. We chat for a moment, one of them looking very puzzled. At last she brightens and says, in the loud voice of the slightly deaf.)

Elderly Lady: “Oh, Pastor! I didn’t recognize you without your clothes on!”