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 2 lanes or 4 lanes on that bridge?”