Feb 26, 2005 00:54
> >The Bridge
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> >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,
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> >"Because you have
> >TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways,
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> >I will grant you one wish."
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> >The man said,
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> >"Build a bridge to Hawaii so
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> >I can drive over anytime I want."
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> >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.
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> >I can do it, but it is hard for me to
> >justify your desire for worldly things.
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> >Take a little more time and think of
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> >something that would honor and
> >glorify me."
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> >The man thought about it for a long time.
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> >Finally he said, "Lord, I wish that
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> >I could understand my wife.
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> >I want to know how she feels inside,
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> >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."
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> >The Lord replied,
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> >"You want two lanes or four on that bridge?"