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Fw: Church Caller ID
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew Schiller)
Sat Aug 18 12:21:09 2001
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From: "Matthew Schiller" <matt2002@MIT.EDU>
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Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 09:21:01 -0700
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Subject: Church Caller ID
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> On a Saturday night several weeks ago, this pastor was working late,
> and decided to call his wife before he left for home.
>
> It was about 10:00 PM, but his wife didn't answer the phone. The
> pastor let it ring many times. He thought it was odd that she didn't
> answer, but decided to wrap up a few things and try again in a few
> minutes.
>
> When he tried again, she answered right away. He asked her why she
> hadn't answered before, and she said that it hadn't rung at their house.
> They brushed it off as a fluke and went on their merry way.
>
> The following Monday, the pastor received a call at the church office,
> which was the phone that he'd used that Saturday night. The man on
> the other end wanted to know why he'd called on Saturday night.
>
> The pastor was dumbfounded and couldn't figure out what the guy was
> talking about. Then the caller said, "It rang and rang, but I didn't
> answer."
>
> The pastor remembered the apparently misdirected call and apologized
> for disturbing the gentleman, explaining that he'd intended to call
> his wife.
>
> The caller said, "That's OK, let me tell you my story.
>
> You see, I was planning to commit suicide on Saturday night, but
> before I did, I prayed, 'God, if You're there, and You don't want me
> to do this, give me a sign now.' At that point my phone started to
> ring.
>
> I looked at the caller ID, and it said, 'ALMIGHTY GOD'.
> (which was the church's ID) I was afraid to answer!"
>
