It's an old joke, but an insightful one: A man slipped off the edge of a cliff, and just before he fell the hundreds of feet to the valley floor below, he grabbed a protruding branch. There he was, dangling precariously from that little branch, afraid that any second it would pull out from the side of the cliff.  "Help!" he began to cry. "Help! Is anyone up there?!" Finally, after no answer, he began to pray desperately, after which he heard a big booming voice. "I am the Lord. I am here to save you!"

The man was beyond relieved. "Oh, thank you. Thank you, Lord! But please hurry. Do something!"  The Lord returned, "I will, my son. All you have to do is follow my every direction without doubting or fear."  "Fine. Fine," hollered back the man. "Anything! But please hurry! What do you want …