There is a story about a man trapped in his house with flood waters up to his first-floor window. He prays for God to save him. As he finishes, a man in a rowboat comes by shouting for him to jump in. “I’m waiting,” he replies. The water rises to the second-floor level and as he is looking out the second-floor window, a speedboat comes by with a man yelling for him to climb out of the window into the boat. “I’m waiting,” he answers. He is now on the roof and the flood waters are swirling about. A helicopter appears with a rescue line dangling. ”We are here to rescue you,” the pilot shouts down. “I am waiting,” he responds. Eventually, the flood waters sweep him away. “Why didn’t you save me when I prayed so hard to you?” the man complained to God when he appeared before him.
God answered: “I sent you a rowboat, a speedboat, and then a helicopter, what were you waiting for?”
God sent us the COVID-19 vaccine, people. What are you waiting for?
Maureen Klein,
Mayfield Heights