A businessman needed millions of dollars to clinch an important deal, so he went to the church to pray for the money. By chance he knelt at the altar next to a man who was praying for $100 to pay an urgent debt.

The businessman took out his wallet and pressed $100 into the other man’s hand. Overjoyed, the man got up and ran out of the church. The businessman then closed his eyes and prayed: “OK, Lord, now that I have your undivided attention…”


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