Any Catholic schoolchild will tell you that never works. I knew a kid who prayed for months for a new bicycle. Finally, he took the family’s statue of Saint Mary, wrapped it in newspaper, covered it up in duct tape, put it in a shoebox and hid it under his bed. That night, he got on his knees and started praying, “All right, Jesus, if you ever want to see your mother again, let’s talk about that bike…”
Any Catholic schoolchild will tell you that never works. I knew a kid who prayed for months for a new bicycle. Finally, he took the family’s statue of Saint Mary, wrapped it in newspaper, covered it up in duct tape, put it in a shoebox and hid it under his bed. That night, he got on his knees and started praying, “All right, Jesus, if you ever want to see your mother again, let’s talk about that bike…”