How do you know he never returns the message?
It's like the joke of the man drowning in the Ocean.
The Coast Guards come to save him, they find him praying: God will save me, and he refuses their help.
A ship passes by, by chance, he's still praying God to save him, and refuses their help to.
A dolphin swims up to him, yet still he refuses: God WILL save me.
- He drowns
Up in paradise, he goes to meet God. "I've been a faithful husband and a dedicated Christian, why didn't you save me?" and God returns with another question: "You mean when I sent the Coast Guards, the ship or the dolphin?"