Dear All
Nice one...............
PRAYING FOR OTHERS
A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of
the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert-like island. The two
survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other
recourse but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was more
powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on
opposite sides of the island. The first thing they prayed for was food.
The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his
side of the land, and he was able to eat its fruit. The other man's
parcel of land remained barren.
After some days, the first man was lonely and he decided to pray
for a wife. The next day, another ship was wrecked, and the only
survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the island. On the other
side of the island, the second man had nothing. Soon the first man
prayed for a house, clothes, and more food. The next day, like magic,
all of these were given to him. However, the second man still had
nothing.
Finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that he and his wife
could leave the island. In the morning, he found a ship docked at his
side on the island. The first man boarded the ship with his wife and
decided to leave the second man on the island. He considered the other
man unworthy to receive God's blessings, since none of his prayers had
been answered.
As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from
heaven booming: "Why are you leaving your companion on the island?"
"My blessings are mine alone, since I was the one who prayed for
them," the first man replied. "His prayers were all unanswered and so
he does not deserve anything."
"You are mistaken," the voice rebuked him. "He had only one
prayer, which I answered."
"Tell me," the first man asked the voice, "what did he pray for
that I should owe him anything?"
"He prayed that all your prayers be answered."
It is easy to get so caught up in asking God to provide us what we
need (or merely want) that we forget to pray for others. May God help
us to be sensitive to the needs of others around us, and may we take
advantage of every opportunity to approach the throne of grace ]
Regards
Dilnaz
Nice one...............
PRAYING FOR OTHERS
A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of
the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert-like island. The two
survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other
recourse but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was more
powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on
opposite sides of the island. The first thing they prayed for was food.
The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his
side of the land, and he was able to eat its fruit. The other man's
parcel of land remained barren.
After some days, the first man was lonely and he decided to pray
for a wife. The next day, another ship was wrecked, and the only
survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the island. On the other
side of the island, the second man had nothing. Soon the first man
prayed for a house, clothes, and more food. The next day, like magic,
all of these were given to him. However, the second man still had
nothing.
Finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that he and his wife
could leave the island. In the morning, he found a ship docked at his
side on the island. The first man boarded the ship with his wife and
decided to leave the second man on the island. He considered the other
man unworthy to receive God's blessings, since none of his prayers had
been answered.
As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from
heaven booming: "Why are you leaving your companion on the island?"
"My blessings are mine alone, since I was the one who prayed for
them," the first man replied. "His prayers were all unanswered and so
he does not deserve anything."
"You are mistaken," the voice rebuked him. "He had only one
prayer, which I answered."
"Tell me," the first man asked the voice, "what did he pray for
that I should owe him anything?"
"He prayed that all your prayers be answered."
It is easy to get so caught up in asking God to provide us what we
need (or merely want) that we forget to pray for others. May God help
us to be sensitive to the needs of others around us, and may we take
advantage of every opportunity to approach the throne of grace ]
Regards
Dilnaz