"Rabbi Jacobs, I need fifty dollars to get out of debt,"
sobbed Gottlieb. "I keep praying to God for help but He
doesn't send it!"

"Don't lose faith," said the rabbi. "Keep praying."

After Gottlieb left his house, the rabbi felt sorry for him.
"I don't make much money," he thought, "but that poor man
needs it so bad. I'll give him twenty-five dollars out of my
own pocket."

A week later, the rabbi stopped Gottlieb and said, "Here,
God sent this to you!"

Back in his home, Gottlieb bowed his head. "Thank you, Lord!"
he said. "But next time you send money, don't send it through
rabbi Jacobs - that crook kept half of it!"