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?"
