�A businessman was in a great deal of trouble. His business was �failing, he had put everything he had into the business, he �owed everybody-- it was so bad he was even contemplating suicide. �As a last resort he went to a priest and poured out his story of �tears and woe.� When he had finished, the priest said, "Here's �what I want you to do: Put a beach chair and your Bible in your �car and drive down to the beach. Take the beach chair and the �Bible to the water's edge, sit down in the beach chair, and put �the Bible in your lap. Open the Bible; the wind will rifle the �pages, but finally the open Bible will come to rest on a page. �Look down at the page and read the first thing you see. That �will be your answer, that will tell you what to do."
�A year later the businessman went back to the priest and brought �his wife and children with him. The man was in a new custom-tailored �suit, his wife in a mink coat, the children shining. The businessman �pulled an envelope stuffed with money out of his pocket, gave it to �the priest as a donation in thanks for his advice.� The priest �recognized the benefactor, and was curious. �"You did as I suggested?" he asked. �"Absolutely," replied the businessman. �"You went to the beach?" �"Absolutely." �"You sat in a beach chair with the Bible in your lap?" �"Absolutely." �"You let the pages rifle until they stopped?" �"Absolutely." �"And what were the first words you saw?" �"Chapter 11." -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ � ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
