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Date:         Wed, 08 Mar 89 01:00:08 EST
From:         "Homer W. Smith" <CTM@CORNELLC>
To:           Adore-l list <ADORE-L@UALTAVM>
In-Reply-To:  Message of Tue, 7 Mar 89 20:39:43 CDT from <UWC6NTG@UICVMC>

After a
>couple of weeks of prayer, I gave up. Nothing happened, of course. So ever
>since then, my religious feelings in the conventional sense have withered
>away."

    You of course all know the story about David and the Lottery Ticket?
David was a good Jewish boy who went to synagogue faithfully and loved
his God.  One day David prayed to the Lord, 'Lord, just once I would like
to win the Lottery.  I would never ask for anything again.'

     A few weeks later, David is in the synagogue again and he is
praying 'Lord, I have been a good boy, I help my mother and sister,
and I never break the commandments, all I ask is just this one small
favor, please let me win the Lottery.'

     A few weeks later, David is in the synagogue again and he is
praying 'Lord, I just don't know what to do.  Just tell me what it
is you want of me.  I will do anything, if only you will let me
win the Lottery.'

     Suddenly out of the void a voice comes and says,

     'David, if you want to win the Lottery, at least meet me half way.
Go buy a Lottery ticket.'

 Homer W. Smith      Adore-l list         3/08/89 No subject