Joylene prayed that somehow she would find a job or find some way to feed her three children. She even (just the once) took a dollar ticket in the lottery.
Hermann was a multi-millionaire. He prayed that he would win the 14 million lottery prize. And he did! He won! He won! He was very grateful to God. He danced up and down! Thank you! Thank you! Ask and you shall receive, he said, citing the scriptures.
In the meantime, Joylene continued to pray that somehow she would find a job or find some way to feed her three children.
Weave a Web 
Not fair is it? Murphy’s law at work.
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Most of us know how Joylene feels!!
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Apparently, God hasn’t taken the counsel of Karl Marx, or perhaps the latter is having a cuppa with Satan in Hell. For all you know, God may also be having a bad case of Alzheimer’s Disease. In either case —in a post-modernist society— a coup is imminent.
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Yes, that keeps happening to me, too. I’ll buy anothsr ticket tomorrow, one can never have enough money, I find.
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Isn’t that the truth.
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So true, Bruce. I have only ever bought one bunch of 5 lottery tickets for Jessica’s Christmas stocking. That’s 30 possible numbers. Not one came up. I was so disappointed 🙂
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Thanks, Derrick. I sometimes think they should give a prize to anyone who gets not a single number in the entire draw. I would be rich by now!
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This is why I never play the lottery. Joylene needs it more than I do. Also I can do math. 😉
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I do play it occasionally – and you’re not going to get a penny of it! (Come to think of it – probably nor am I!)
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Two weeks ago a syndicate of 80 employees won an EuroMillion jackpot in Dublin. They definitely have 80 vacancies right now. Joylene might apply for a job.
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I always – selfishly – think how terrible it would to win the lottery and have to share it with lots of others!!!!!
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Each of them got a million, Bruce. You would be fine 😉
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