The village priest was a holy man so each time the people were in trouble they had
recourse to him. He would then withdraw to a special place in the forest and say a
special prayer. God would always hear his prayer and the village would be helped.
When he died and the people were in trouble they had recourse lo his successor who
was not a holy man but knew the secret of the special place in the forest and the
special prayer. So he said. “Lord, you know I am not a holy man. But surely you
are not going to hold that against my people? So listen to my prayer and come to
our assistance.” And God would hear his prayer and the village would be helped.
When he too died and the people were in trouble they had recourse to his successor
who knew the special prayer but not the place in the forest. So he said. “What do
you care for places, Lord? Is not every place made holy by your presence? So
listen to my prayer and come to our assistance.” And once again God would hear his
prayer and the village would be helped.
Now he too died and when the people were in trouble they had recourse to his
successor who did not know the special prayer or the special place in the forest.
So he said. “It isn’t the formula that you value. Lord, but the cry of the heart
in distress. So listen to my prayer and come to our assistance.” And once again
God would hear his prayer and the village would be helped.
After this man died when the people were in trouble they had recourse to his
successor. Now this priest had more use for money than for prayer. So he would say
to God, “What sort of a God are you that while you are perfectly capable of
solving problems that you yourself have caused, you still refuse to lift a finger
until you have us cringe and beg and plead? Well, you can do as you please with
the people.” Then he would go right back to whatever business he had in hand. And,
once again, God would hear his prayer and the village would be helped.
🙂
The village priest was a holy man so each time the people were in trouble they had
recourse to him. He would then withdraw to a special place in the forest and say a
special prayer. God would always hear his prayer and the village would be helped.
When he died and the people were in trouble they had recourse lo his successor who
was not a holy man but knew the secret of the special place in the forest and the
special prayer. So he said. “Lord, you know I am not a holy man. But surely you
are not going to hold that against my people? So listen to my prayer and come to
our assistance.” And God would hear his prayer and the village would be helped.
When he too died and the people were in trouble they had recourse to his successor
who knew the special prayer but not the place in the forest. So he said. “What do
you care for places, Lord? Is not every place made holy by your presence? So
listen to my prayer and come to our assistance.” And once again God would hear his
prayer and the village would be helped.
Now he too died and when the people were in trouble they had recourse to his
successor who did not know the special prayer or the special place in the forest.
So he said. “It isn’t the formula that you value. Lord, but the cry of the heart
in distress. So listen to my prayer and come to our assistance.” And once again
God would hear his prayer and the village would be helped.
After this man died when the people were in trouble they had recourse to his
successor. Now this priest had more use for money than for prayer. So he would say
to God, “What sort of a God are you that while you are perfectly capable of
solving problems that you yourself have caused, you still refuse to lift a finger
until you have us cringe and beg and plead? Well, you can do as you please with
the people.” Then he would go right back to whatever business he had in hand. And,
once again, God would hear his prayer and the village would be helped.
🙂