Time, prayer

There is an old story about a man who was praying to God. He said, “God!”

God responded, “Yes?”

“Can I ask a question?”

“Go right ahead,” God said.

“God, what is a million years to you?”

God said, “A million year to me is only a second.”

“God, what is a million dollars to you?”

God said, “A million dollars to me is as a penny.”

So the man said, “Can I have a penny?”

And God said, “Sure! Just a second.”

But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day. (2 Peter 3: 8, NRSV)

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