Have you heard about the little boy who loved going to church? He enjoyed the music, the scriptures, the creeds, the sermon, and the fellowship. The only part about going to church that the little boy didn’t like, were those long pastoral prayers! He really liked his minister, but his minister prayed long, long pastoral prayers... and sometimes it seemed to the little boy that the prayer would never end.

Then one Sunday, the little boy’s parents invited the minister home for Sunday lunch... and would you believe it, his mom asked the minister to pray the prayer of thanksgiving before the meal. “Oh, no,” thought the little boy, “We will never get to eat. Fm starving and he will pray forever.” But to his surprise, the minister’s prayer was brief and to the point. The minister prayer, “Oh Lo…