PRIVATE PRAYER
The Catholic Church’s air conditioning broke down, so they had to hire a man to crawl around in the ducts and figure out what was wrong. As the man peeked down through one of the vents in the sanctuary, he saw his neighbor, an elderly lady who was kneeling by the altar, apparently saying her rosary. The man just could not resist the temptation to mess with this poor lady’s mind. In his most authoritative voice, he said, “This is Jesus. Your prayers will be answered.” The little old lady didn’t even blink; she just kept on saying her prayers. The man decided maybe she didn’t hear him, and tried again. “This is Jesus, the Son of God! Your prayers will be answered!” Again, she didn’t react at all. Mustering up a big breath of air, the man decided to try one more time. He loudly repeated, “This is Jesus Christ, the Son of God! Your prayers will be answered!” The elderly…
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