In a small =
town, planners of a new tavern started to lay foundation to open their =
business. The local Christian church started a campaign with petitions =
and prayers to block the bar from opening.
Work =
progressed, however, right up until the week before opening, when a =
lightning strike hit the bar and it burned to the ground. =
The church =
folks were rather smug in their outlook after that, until the bar owners =
sued the church on the grounds that the church was ultimately =
responsible for the demise of his building, either through direct or =
indirect actions or means.
At the initial =
hearing, the church vehemently denied all responsibility or any =
connection to the building’s demise in its response to the court. =
As the case =
made its way to trial, the judge looked over the pleadings at the =
hearing and commented, "I don’t know how I’m going to decide this, =
but as it appears from the paperwork, we have a bar owner that believes =
in the power of prayer, and an entire church congregation that does =
not."
(Moral: If you =
are praying for rain, believe it enough to carry an =
umbrella)
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Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] =
www.grif.net =
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I =
Love!"