"Praise the Lord."

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During the early days of the West, a preacher rode his horse from cow town to cow town to preach religion. After a lifetime of traveling and preaching, the time came for him to retire. He decided to sell his trusted horse, and move to the city.

A young gentleman came to see his horse, and was quite interested in purchasing the horse. But before the young man bought it, he thought he should ride it once to see how they got along together. The old preacher agreed.

The young man climbed awkwardly into the saddle and tried to get the horse to move, but it refused. Embarrassed, the preacher admitted that he had taught the horse to obey different commands using religious words in substitution the customary words.

The young man asked what you had to say to the horse to get it to go.

The preacher said, "Praise the Lord."

As soon as the horse heard these words, it took off at a very high rate of speed, nearly unseating the young man in the process. The young man was able to hang on, and finally pulled himself back into the saddle. Next, he managed to get the reins back in his hands, and attempted to slow the horse to a walk, but to no avail. The horse thundered on straight ahead at full speed.

Looking ahead, the young man observed that he and the horse were approaching a sheer cliff. Realizing that he was surely about to die, he did the last thing he could think of. He started reciting aloud The Lord's Prayer. Upon saying the word "Amen," the horse braced his front legs and screeched to a halt, just inches from the edge of the cliff.

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The young man looked down at the jagged rocks a thousand feet below, pulled his handkerchief from his pocket, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and exclaimed in gratitude to the Lord, "Praise the Lord."

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