Jake the Wyoming Rancher....
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>Jake, the rancher, went one day
>to fix a distant fence.
>The wind was cold and gusty and,
>the clouds rolled gray and dense.
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>As he pounded the last staples in and,
>gathered tools to go, the temperature had fallen.
>The wind and snow began to blow.
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>When he finally reached his pickup truck,
>he felt a heavy heart.
>From the sound of that ignition,
>he knew it wouldn't start.
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>So Jake did what most of us would do
>if we had been there.
>He humbly bowed his balding head and,
>sent aloft a prayer.
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>As he turned the key for the last time,
>he softly cursed his luck.
>They found him three days later,
>frozen stiff in that old truck.
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>Now Jake had been around in life and,
>done his share of roaming.
>But when he saw Heaven, he was shocked!
>It looked just like Wyoming!
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>Of all the saints in Heaven,
>his favorite was St. Peter.
>(Now, this line ain't needed but it helps
>with rhyme & meter)
>So they sat and talked a minute or two,
>or maybe it was three.
>Nobody was keepin' score -> in Heaven time is free.
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>"I've always heard," Jake said to Pete,
>"that God will answer prayers,
>But one time I asked for help,
>well, He just plain wasn't there."
>So why does God answer prayers of some,
>and ignore the prayers of others?
>That don't seem exactly square...
>I know all men are brothers."
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>"Or does He randomly reply,
>without good rhyme or reason?
>Maybe, it's the time of day,
>the weather, or the season?"
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>"Now I ain't trying to act smart,
>it's just the way I feel.
>And I was wondering, could you tell me,
>'what the heck's the deal?!'"
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>Peter listened very patiently
>and when Jake was done,
>There were smiles of recognition,
>and he said, "So....you're the one!!"
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>"That day your truck, it wouldn't start,
>and you sent your prayer a flying,
>You gave us all a real bad time,
>with hundreds of us trying.
>A thousand angels rushed,
>to check the status of your file,
>But you know, Jake, we hadn't heard
>from you in quite a long long while."
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>"And though all prayers are answered
>and God ain't got no quota,
>He didn't recognize your voice,
>and started a truck in North Dakota."
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>Moral - BETTER KEEP IN TOUCH! [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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>~Author unknown..