Back when the telegraph was the fastest method of long-distance communication, a young man applied for a job as a Morse Code operator. When he came for interview, he noticed that the office was filled with noise and clatter, including the sound of the telegraph in the background. The receptionist instructed him and all the other applicants to wait until they were called to enter the inner office.
After a few minutes, the young man stood up and walked right into the office. The other applicants were confused as they didn’t hear anybody being called. They assumed the young man went in by mistake and that he would be disqualified.
Within a few minutes, however, the employer escorted the young man out of the office and said to the other applicants, “Gentlemen, thank you very much for coming, but the job has just been filled.”
The other applicants grumbled, and one spoke up saying, “Wait a minute, I don’t understand. He was the last to come in, and we never even got a chance to be interviewed. Yet he got the job. That’s not fair!”
The employer said, “I’m sorry, but the last several minutes while you’ve been sitting here, the telegraph has been ticking out the following message in Morse Code: ‘If you understand this message, then come right in. The job is yours.’ None of you heard it or understood it. This young man did. The job is his.”
—Source Unknown
Jojo Agot 
I just heard about this story last week on a Christian radio station. I am at work right now and I for some strange reason I just started thinking about it again. I did a google search and found it. I will be honest I was looking for something to let me know it was a true story. However, what you have written as commentary is quite what the preacher was saying when he talked about this story. I always wonder if God hears my prayers and wonder if he will ever answer. I do get right up and run to the bathroom after praying to jump in the shower, however most times I am doing that I am listening to Christina radio so even if God wanted to answer me I wouldn’t hear him because I have the radio so loud. I guess I will have to make sure I get up earlier for work to allow myself more time to reflect on my prayers. I will admit I sometimes skip my morning prayer just so I can get to work on time (because I am always late). But I agree with you I need to listen more. Thanks.
Nicole, Queens, NY.
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