Two men went up into the church to pray, one a Christian, and the other a con man.
One sat in the pew, tears streaming down his face, unable to find words fit enough for a meager prayer. Had he been able to pray, he was quite certain that God would want nothing to do with a man like him...
The other, however, knelt at the altar and began to pray to himself: "God, I thank you for your goodness -- for my family, my home, my job. Where else but from you could such blessings come? Thank you for a church where others have experienced this kindness, as well. Your blessing is evident to all.
"I also thank you for sparing me from whatever has befallen this man. Thank you for rewarding my faithfulness with peace and safety."
And with that, he went over to the brokenhearted man to show him the error of his ways so that he, too, might come to experience the blessing of God.
