God (played by Morgan Freeman), is disguised as a waiter and appears to the wife of a modern Noah (in a New York diner). His name tag says “Al Mighty.” (ha ha) He has the following conversation with Joan (ha ha) about her husband building a modern-day ark. Interesting take on how God might be answering prayers.
God: I love that story, Noah and the Ark. You know, a lot of people miss the point of that story. They think it’s about God’s wrath and anger. They love it when God gets angry.
Joan: What is the story about, then? The ark?
God: Well, I think it’s a love story about believing in each other. You know, the animals showed up in pairs. They stood by each other, side by side, just like Noah and his family. Everybody entered the ark side by side.
Joan: But my husband says God told him to do it. What do you do with that?
God: Sounds like an opportunity. Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, do you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If they pray for courage, does God give them courage, or does he give them opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for their family to be closer, you think God zaps them with warm, fuzzy feelings? Or does he give them opportunities to love each other? Well, I got to run. A lot of people to serve. Enjoy.
Often you find truth in the strangest of places.
1 comments:
I really like that. I've always believed that God does very little to intrude on our agency except to "cheat" in our behalf when things go horribly wrong... or when we ask him to. Thanks for sharing that.
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