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One day three men were walking along and came upon a raging, violent river. They needed to get to the other side, but had no idea of how to

do it.

The first man prayed to God saying, "Please God, give me the strength to cross this river." Poof! God gave him big arms and strong legs, and

he was able to swim across the river in about two hours.

Seeing this, the second man prayed to God saying, "Please God, give me the strength and ability to cross this river." Poof ! God gave him a

rowboat and he was able to row across the river in about three hours.

The third man had seen how this worked out for the other two,...

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