A young man prays everyday for the same thing. He asks God day in and day out to help him to win the lottery. He begs and he pleads and finally resorts to making deals with God. "Lord," he says, "if you let me win the lottery, I will donate 90% of the money to the poor and to the church. All I need Lord, is enough to solve my little problems."
But he doesn't win and this goes on for three years.
Finally, one day, the young man says to God, "Lord, I have begged and pleaded, I have reasoned and I have negotiated, and above all I have followed all of the commandments that you have given us. Why, oh why, haven't you let me win the lottery?"
Suddenly, there was a rumbling of thunder,
and a loud, booming voice called out from the heavens,
"Buy a ticket!"