A Prayer for You

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A Prayer for YOU

 

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 island, and he was able to eat its fruit. The other man's parcel of land

remained barren.After a week, 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 land. On the other side of the island, there

was 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 of 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 answered. ‘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. If not for that, you would not have received any of my

blessings.’ ‘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.’For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers

alone……. but those of another praying for us.With obedience come blessings.

As Baba says, ‘What you do for others is more important than what you do for

yourself’.

 

My prayer for you today is that all your prayers are answered.

 

Remain blessed!

 

 

Duty is God, Work is Worship

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MadhviSai (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:

A Prayer for YOU

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SAIRAM

 

Dear Sister Madhvi,

 

Whenever I read ur msgs I feel as if Our Swami speaks to me.Wonderful message,keep up the

good work.

 

May Swami's Blessings always be with u

 

Have a very good year 2006 and ever

 

Regards

 

Ramakrishnan iyer

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Hi,

wonderful.

thanks for your prayer.Let us all pray for others

also.

god would be more pleased.

sarve janaha sukhino bhavanthu...

 

Ravi.

 

 

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