GASOLINE - HOW BAD WILL IT GET?

“And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.”  (Revelation 6:6)

And the cost of gasoline hit $5 a gallon.  And Michael Graham*  said, “Don’t get so excited.  It’s JUST supply and demand!”.  And Jay Severin*  said, “I’m sorry but I really don’t understand economics!”.  And President Bush said, “It’s O.K.  Don’t panic.  This too shall pass!”  And the oil company C.E.O.s got richer and richer.  And the Arab sheiks got richer and richer.  And the Venezuelan government got richer and richer.  And the people of America were frustrated.

And the cost of gasoline hit $10 a gallon.  And Michael Graham*  said, “Don’t get so excited.  It’s JUST supply and demand!”.  And Jay Severin*  said, “I’m sorry but I really don’t understand economics!”.  And President Bush said, “I know it’s a lot, but we’re gonna be O.K.”  And Hillary Clinton shrieked, “I am SICK AND TIRED OF THESE HIGH GAS PRICES!”. And Governor Deval Patrick said, “Now, I’m sure Barack Obama will have a PLAN to change this!”. And the oil company C.E.O.s got richer and richer.  And the Arab sheiks got richer and richer.  And the Venezuelan government got richer and richer.  And the people of America were confused and frustrated.

And the cost of gasoline hit $25 a gallon.  And Michael Graham*  tried riding his donkey to the radio station as a publicity stunt.  He never made it to the station but he still said, “It’s really just supply and demand!”.  And Jay Severin*  said, “If this keeps up I’m moving to ICELAND!”.  And President Bush said, “If the cars can’t run on gas, maybe they can run on cake!” He was trying to be humorous, but that comment brought angry headlines in the tabloids.   And Hillary Clinton shrieked, “I am even SICKER AND TIREDER OF THESE HIGH GAS PRICES!”. And Former President Bill Clinton said, “Now, my wife, that’s a SMART LADY!”.  And the oil company C.E.O.s got richer and richer.  And the Arab sheiks got richer and richer.  And the Venezuelan government got richer and richer.  And the people of America were sad and worried.

And the cost of gasoline hit $100 a gallon.  And Michael Graham and his family moved into Jay Severin’s north shore house; andMichael did his radio program from there.  He nervously said, “I don’t know why people don’t understand it’s just supply and demand!”.  And Jay Severin*  moved to Iceland but continued to do his program by a some high-tech special remote hookup.  And former President Bush said, “I’m glad I’m  in Crawford, Texas!”.  And Hillary Clinton shrieked, “In 2012 I’m running for President again and SOLVING THE GAS CRISIS!”. And Former President Bill Clinton said, “Why’s she waitin’ till 2012?!”.  And Governor Deval Patrick said, “I can’t run my Cadillac anymore.  I need Barack Obama to help!”  Barack Obama said, “We just need to be patient and wait for CHANGE to come!”  And the oil company C.E.O.s got richer and richer.  And the Arab sheiks got richer and richer.  And the Venezuelan government got richer and richer.  And the people of America were very numb and many were destitute.

And the cost of gasoline hit $200 a gallon.  And Michael Graham* and Jay Severin* were no longer on the air, for their radio station was out of business. And Former President George Bush, Sr. said, “Read my lips, NO GASOLINE!” He stood sadly by his S.U.V. which was out of gas.   And Hillary Clinton shrieked, “I am QUITTING THE SENATE BECAUSE I CAN’T AFFORD TO DRIVE THERE OR FLY THERE!”. And Former President Bill Clinton said, “I can’t believe I’m saying this, but we might even have to go back to Arkansas and find some sort of jobs!”.  And Joe Kennedy said, “Help! I need heating oil.  It’s for MY house!  I can’t afford it!” And the oil company C.E.O.s got richer and richer.  And the Arab sheiks got richer and richer.  And the Venezuelan government got richer and richer.  And the people of America, from the grassroots level called for a week of fasting and prayer.  And there was fasting and prayer such as had never been seen in the United Stated of America.  There was prayer in the schools.  There was prayer in public places.  There was Bible reading and fasting and prayer everywhere.  There was weeping.  There was crying out to God.  The A.C.L.U. was very upset but few cared. The American Atheists were very upset, but few cared.  People who once mocked God and the Bible humbled themselves and prayed. The fasting and prayer was not a political agenda.  It was something much deeper than that.  And, most importantly, God answered the prayers in a magnificent way, and there were miracles of Biblical proportions!  

“Why didn’t we do this before gasoline had even hit $5 a gallon?” one teenage boy asked his parents?  

“That’s the question!”  they replied.

* = Boston area radio talk show host