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, "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 required to
reach the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and
steel it would take! It will nearly exhaust several
natural resources. I can do it, but it is 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 a woman
truly happy."
The Lord replied, "You want two lanes or
four on that bridge?"
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, "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 required to
reach the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and
steel it would take! It will nearly exhaust several
natural resources. I can do it, but it is 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 a woman
truly happy."
The Lord replied, "You want two lanes or
four on that bridge?"
