There is a wonderful story about a city mayor. It happened that during one particular year, the mayor made trips to both Washington DC and to Israel. According to the story, while in Washington, the mayor visited the president in the oval office. During the visit, the mayor noticed three telephones on the president's desk and inquired about them.

"Well," said the president, "The black one is a regular telephone, the white one is for calls within the White House and the red one is a hotline to God."

"Gee," replied the mayor, "with all the problems my town is having, I could certainly use some advice from God. Could I possibly use that hotline for a few moments?"

The president was happy to oblige and left the mayor alone in the oval office to make his call. And so the mayor talked to God.…