Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: vm0t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Vincent Paul Mulhern) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Jokes Message-ID: Date: 12 Nov 90 01:53:36 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 26 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu A severe rainstorm had been drenching a town for days, and flooding had begun everywhere in the region. Roads were blocked, and the rain showed no sign of subsiding. As the water level rose, people began to seek higher ground. One man, a Christian, climbed to the roof of his house to escape the waters. Amid the panic, he quieted himself and prayed, "Father, I ask you in Jesus's Name to deliver me from this peril." He waited, and watched the water continue to rise. As the roof began to be covered, a boat came by offering a ride to higher ground. "No thanks...my deliverance will come from the Lord." so the boat sailed on. The rain continued, and the man found himself on the top of his chimney...all else was covered in water. Another boat appeared, again offering a ride to a dry location. The man responded similarly that he would be delivered by the hand of God. The man clung to the top of a telephone pole, only his head above water, when a helicopter dropped a rope ladder before him. "Climb up, and we'll carry you to safety!" he was told. "No - the Lord WILL deliver me!" the man shouted, and refused the help. A few hours later, the man stood (dripping) before Jesus. "Lord," he said, "it's wonderful to be here and see you at last, but I have one question. You said we would be given anything we asked in your name...why did you not save me from the flood?" Jesus, visibly frustrated, said, "I SENT two boats and a helicopter..."