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Wisdom or Wealth?

There’s a story about a pastor who was meeting with the church board about how to retire a sizable debt the church owed. Suddenly, an angel appeared, and announced that God wanted to reward the minister for his service. “What do you want God to give you: infinite wealth or infinite wisdom?” the angel asked.

Without blinking, the pastor asked for wisdom. “Granted!” said the angel, and vanished. After a stunned pause, the chairman of the board leaned over and asked the pastor what wisdom he could offer them now.

The pastor looked at them rather sheepishly and replied, “I should have asked for infinite wealth.”

 
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