BETTER KEEP IN TOUCH - Topic The People of Pluba Land

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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.

>As he pounded the last staples in and gathered tools to go,
>The temperature had fallen, the wind began to blow.

>When he finally reached his pickup, he felt a heavy heart.
> From the sound of that ignition, he knew it wouldn't start

>So Jake did what most would do if we had just been there.
>He humbly bowed his balding head and sent aloft a prayer.

>As he turned the key for one last time, he softly cursed his luck.
>They found him three days later, frozen stiff in that old truck.

>Now Jake had been around in life and done hi! s share of roaming
>When he saw Heaven, he was shocked-- -- it looked just like Wyoming!

>Of all the saints in Heaven, his favorite was St. Peter.
>(Now, this here line ain't needed but it helps with rhyme and meter)

>So they set and talked a minute or two, or maybe it was three.
>Nobody was keepin' score up there -- -- in Heaven time is free.

>"I've always heard," Jake said to Pete, "that God will answer prayer,
>But the one time that I asked for help, well, he just plain wasn't there."

>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."

>"Or does he randomly reply, without good rhyme or reason?
>Maybe, it's the time of day, the weather or the season."

>"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?!"

>Peter listened very patiently and when Jake was done,
>There were smiles of recognition, and he said, "So, you're the one!!"

>"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."

>"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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