Message-ID: <18698765.1075842265351.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 06:54:00 -0700 (PDT) From: dan.hyvl@enron.com To: allison.millan@enron.com Subject: FW: FW: Where Is God? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Dan J Hyvl X-To: Allison Millan X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Dan_Hyvl_Dec2000_June2001\Notes Folders\Miscellaneous X-Origin: HYVL-D X-FileName: dhyvl.nsf > >A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were > >excessively mischievous. The two were always getting into trouble and > their > >parents could be assured that if any mischief occurred in their town > their > >two young sons were in some way involved. The parents > >were at their wits end as to what to do about their sons' behavior. > >The mother had heard that a clergyman in town had been successful > >in disciplining children in the past, so she asked her husband if he > >thought they should send the boys to speak with the clergyman. The > >husband said, "We might as well. We need to do something before I really > >lose my temper!" The clergyman agreed to speak with the boys, but asked > to > >see them individually. > > > >The 8 year old went to meet with him first. The clergyman sat the boy > down > >and asked him sternly, "Where is God?" > > > >The boy made no response, so the clergyman repeated the question in an > even > >sterner tone, "Where is God?" > > > >Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his > voice > >even more and shook his finger in the boy's face, > > "WHERE IS GOD?" > > > >At that the boy bolted from the room and ran directly home, slamming > >himself in the closet. > > > >His older brother followed him into the closet and said, "What happened?" > > > >The younger brother replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time. God is > >missing and they think we did it." > > >