The promise

Fearing that he would be late for an important business meeting in London, a motorist was beginning to panic because he couldn't find a parking space. Street after street was full, and growing ever more desperate, he decided to seek help from the Almighty.

Looking up to Heaven, he said: "Lord, please help me. If you find me a parking space, I will give up my mistress, stay faithfull to my wife, I will give up drinking, quit smoking, cheating on my business partner, pay all my taxes, give to charity and go to Church every Sunday."

Then as he turned the corner, miraculously a parking space appeared.

He looked skyward again and said: "Never mind, I found one