Vilepagan
05-24-2004, 05:48 PM
John was deep in prayer as he walked along a California beach.
Suddenly the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, the Lord said, "John, because you have tried to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish."
The faithful man said, "Lord..Would you build a Precast Concrete Bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over whenever I want to ?"
The Lord answered, "Your request is very materialistic, John. Think of the enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking. Think, my good man, of the supports required to reach to the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would take! It will nearly
exhaust several natural resources. Of course, I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time, John, and think of something that would honor and glorify me."
John thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "Lord, I wish that I could understand my wife. I want to know how she feels inside, what she's thinking when she gives me the silent treatment, why she cries, what she means when she says nothing's wrong, and how I can make a woman truly happy."
The Lord replied, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?"
Suddenly the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, the Lord said, "John, because you have tried to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish."
The faithful man said, "Lord..Would you build a Precast Concrete Bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over whenever I want to ?"
The Lord answered, "Your request is very materialistic, John. Think of the enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking. Think, my good man, of the supports required to reach to the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would take! It will nearly
exhaust several natural resources. Of course, I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time, John, and think of something that would honor and glorify me."
John thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "Lord, I wish that I could understand my wife. I want to know how she feels inside, what she's thinking when she gives me the silent treatment, why she cries, what she means when she says nothing's wrong, and how I can make a woman truly happy."
The Lord replied, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?"