The story is told of a great flood occurring during the High
Holy Day season. Many homes along the
river were flooded and many more were threatened by the rising, rushing, raging
waters. Morris Cohen, whose home was
being engulfed by the rising flood waters, took refuge on the roof of his
home. Morris was terribly scared:
however, being a religious man, he began to pray: “Please, dear God, save
me.” The water had now reached his
feet. A neighbor in a canoe paddled past
and shouted, “Morris, can I give you a life to higher ground?” “No thanks,” said Morris. “I have faith in God and He will save
me.” Soon the water rose up to Morris’
waist. At this point, a motorboat from
the police rescue squad came up. A
policeman called out, “Can I give you a life to higher ground?” “No, thanks,” answered Morris, “I have faith
in God and He will save me.” As the
water came up to Morris’ neck, a helicopter flew over. The pilot called down, “I’ll throw you a rope
and pull you up.” “No thanks,” said Morris. “I have faith in God and He will
save me.” But, after hours of treading
water poor Morris died and went to heaven.
“Dear God, I had such faith in You to save me. I prayed so hard and You let me down. What happened?” The Lord answered, “Morris, I listened to
your prayers, but you didn’t hear my answers.
First I sent you a canoe, then I sent you a motorboat, and finally I
sent a helicopter with a lowered rope!”
Moral 1: God provides.
We must learn to accept. And to be grateful.
Moral 2: We are the hands of God.
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