As retold by
Bruce Lowitt
The Rev. Billy Graham, visiting the Pope in the Vatican, notices a red phone
on his desk.
Graham says, "That phone is unique. What do you use it for?"
The Pope says, "It's a direct long-distance line to God. Only for special
occasions."
"Really? How much does a call cost?"
"About a hundred thousand dollars for a minute, but worth it."
A Year later, Graham pays a call on the Israeli prime minister, in Jerusalem.
And there, too, is a red phone, and the prime minister is chatting on it. After
a while the conversation ends and the prime minister tells Graham, "God
says hi."
"That was some conversation," Graham said. "It must have cost you
close to a million dollars."
"Nah. Seventy-five cents."
"But in the Vatican, the Pope." Graham says.
And the prime minister said,
"From here it's a local call."
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