prayer. Suddenly, the sky clouded above his head and,

in a booming voice, the Lord said,

"Because you have

TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways,

I will grant you one wish."

The man said,

"Build a bridge to Hawaii so

I can drive over anytime I want."

The Lord said, "Your request is very materialistic.

Think of the enormous challenges for that kind of

undertaking. The supports required to reach the

bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would

take! It will nearly exhaust several natural resources.

I can do it, but it is hard for me to

justify your desire for worldly things.

Take a little more time and think of

something that would honor and

glorify me."

The man thought about it for a long time.

Finally he said, "Lord, I wish that

I could understand my wife.

I want to know how she feels inside,

what she's thinking when she gives

me the silent treatment, why she cries, what she means

when she says nothing's wrong, and how I can make a

woman truly happy."

The Lord replied,

"You want two lanes or four on that bridge?"