Prayer Power

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BE BLESSED THIS DAY

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 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 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, 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 hard 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.

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