Many years ago a country preacher bought a horse.

The dealer told him that he had made a perfect selection because  the horse was raised in a religious atmosphere.

The dealer said, "To make  him start, you have to say, "Praise the Lord!"

To make him stop you have  to say, "Amen!"
He will not start if you say "Giddup!"
He will not stop if you  say "Whoa!"

The preacher paid for the horse, mounted him and said, "Praise the Lord!" and the horse galloped off.

After a couple of miles, a jack rabbit darted in front of them and spooked the horse.

The horse took off in  a furious gallop across an open field heading straight toward a cliff with a 200 foot drop.

In such a panic, the preacher forgot his instructions.
He kept yelling, "Whoa!"

But the horse kept on galloping toward the cliff.

Finally, at the very last second, the preacher remembered. "Amen!'  he shouted.

The horse stopped at the very edge of the cliff escaping certain death.

"Whew!" the grateful preacher said, "Praise the Lord!"