True Devotion Can Accomplish the Impossible

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font-family:Garamond">Swami says: “My palm holds the power to transform

earth into sky, and sky into earth.” Swami's devotees, the world over,

accept this statement as an undisputed truth, nay a gospel. Yet, when faced

with difficulties, we become fearful and anxious. Swami's palm holds that much

power, but who holds Swami in the heart? We devotees, don't we? Swami is the

resident of our hearts, so if Swami can do anything, we devotees too can

accomplish the impossible with His grace.

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font-family:Garamond">Don't just take my word; history is replete with examples

of devotees being able to perform the most difficult of feats due to God's

grace. During the Ramayana era, monkeys, by invoking the Lord's name, could

make rocks float on water and build a bridge of floating rocks across an entire

ocean. If apes had that much faith in God's name, can't we humans do much

better?

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font-family:Garamond">Mother Mirabai was, once, under

the guise of consecrated food, served poisoned pudding. With firm faith in

God's name and an intense devotional fervor, she devoured the pudding. Lo and

behold, the pudding was instantly transformed into divine ambrosia, much to the

disappointment of her enemies.

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font-family:Garamond">One may contend that great saints are different and they

are beyond the ordinary. Very true. Great saints are indeed a different genre,

but true devotion transcends the illusory barrier of being a saint or sinner.

Ask any Sai devotee about her/his experiences and each devotee will have their

own book of experiences to narrate. These experiences demonstrate beyond doubt

that Swami’s love transcends the labels of saints and sinners.

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font-family:Garamond">The author, during his student days in India, was

once walking past a locked door. The day being a national holiday, the

commercial business hosted in the premise was observing a holiday. From within,

however, distinct cries of a trapped kitten could be heard. Unable to bear the

moaning, and yet utterly helpless, the author stood at the gate, not knowing

the way to save the kitten. Swami was very new in the author's life, and faith

in Swami's divinity was not yet firmly rooted. The helplessness of an innocent

soul, however, stirred a cry from the depths of the heart and Swami's grace was

fervently invoked. Chanting Swami's name, the author touched the big lock that

bolted the door. To his surprise, the lock opened in a snap and the door was

made accessible to facilitate the rescue of the suffering soul.

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font-family:Garamond">God can do the impossible and He can work out a miracle

if necessary. What is needed on our part is faith and patience.

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font-family:Garamond">Most of us believe in the power and glory of God, but

lack the patience to await His response. We often give up hope half way or lose

faith if there is a delay in His response. God answers every prayer, but His

response manifests when He thinks the time is appropriate. Living in the day

and age of fast foods and instant dinners, we have lost a very important

virtue: patience. Patience is such a great virtue and if we back faith with

patience, we can transcend the illusion of mortality and enter the gates of

immortality. With Swami’s grace we can do the impossible. With such a

powerful Lord on our side what is there to fear. The impossible will become

possible in a moment.

Source:

http://www.omsaimandir.org/true_devotion_can_accomplish_the_impossible.cfm