ramesh
April 29, 2005, 09:43 AM
THE BRIDGE
A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer.
Suddenly, the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming
voice, the Lord said, "Because you have TRIED to be faithful
to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish."
The man said, "Wow! Thanks. Build a bridge to Hawaii so I
can drive over anytime I want."
The Lord said, "Your request is very materialistic. Think of
the enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking. The supports
down to the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would
take! It will nearly exhaust every natural resource I have made.
I can do it, but it's hard for me to justify your desire for
worldly things. Take a little more time and think of something
that would honor and glorify me."
The man 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 that woman truly
happy."
The Lord replied, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?"
A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer.
Suddenly, the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming
voice, the Lord said, "Because you have TRIED to be faithful
to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish."
The man said, "Wow! Thanks. Build a bridge to Hawaii so I
can drive over anytime I want."
The Lord said, "Your request is very materialistic. Think of
the enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking. The supports
down to the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would
take! It will nearly exhaust every natural resource I have made.
I can do it, but it's hard for me to justify your desire for
worldly things. Take a little more time and think of something
that would honor and glorify me."
The man 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 that woman truly
happy."
The Lord replied, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?"