A Story about Prayer (for the DV Prayer Group&Everyone)

[Guest guest]

Several years ago I had a special request to communicate

to God, in prayer. Quite casually as I was going out the front gate

of the Devi Mandir Ashram with Shree Maa, I asked her, "Maa, how

should I put this to God; what words should I use to ask this"?

She simply said, "Look in your heart, and ask God to give you the

highest for your life"! I knew what she meant, to ask God to ful-

fill that desire at the highest possible level. I'd like to share a

short story that demonstrates a beautiful attitude to have for

prayer. It's called: A Special Grocery List

 

Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her

face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the

store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a

few groceries. She softly explained that her husband was very ill

and unable to work; they had seven children and they needed food.

John Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and requested that she

leave his store at once.

Visualizing the family needs, she said: "Please, sir! I will bring

you the money as soon as I can."

John told her that he could not give her credit, since she did not

have a charge account at his store.

Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the

conversation between the two. The customer walked forward and told

the grocer that he would stand good for whatever she needed for her

family.

The grocer said in a very reluctant voice, "Do you have a grocery

list?"

Louise replied, "Yes sir." "OK" he said, "put your grocery list on

the scales and whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you

that weight-amount in groceries."

Loiuse hesitated a moment, with a bowed head, then reached into her

purse and took out a piece of paper and scribbled something on it.

She then laid the piece of paper on the scale carefully with her

head still bowed.

The grocer, staring at the scales, turned slowly to the customer and

said begrudgilgly, "I can't believe it."

The customer smiled, and the grocer started putting the groceries on

the other side of the scales. The scale did not balance, so he

continued to put more and more groceries on then until the scales

would hold no more.

The grocer stood there in utter disgust. Finally, he grabbed the

piece of paper from the scales and looked at it with greater

amazement. It was not a grocery list, it was a prayer which said:

"Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your hands."

The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood in

stunned silence.

Louise thanked him and left the store.

The other customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to the grocer and

said: "It was worth every penny of it. Only God Knows how much a

prayer weighs."

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/13/05 7:54:18 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, kamalaji_india writes:

"Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your hands."The

grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood in

stunned silence.Louise thanked him and left the store.The other

customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to the grocer and said: "It was

worth every penny of it. Only God Knows how much a prayer weighs."

Namaste kamalaji_india,

Beautiful, thank you for sharing.

Om Namah Sivaya

Kanda

[Guest guest]

Namaste dear beloved Kamalaji!

Thank you so much for sharing this incredibly wonderful teaching

story about the Power of True Prayer, Faith and Surrender!

God/Goddess always knows much better than we do what are real needs

are!

Jai Chandi Shree Maa! Jai Shiva Swamiji! Jai Thakur Ramakrishna Deva!

Your sister in Maa's Love,

muktimaa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, "kamalaji_india"

<kamalaji_india> wrote:

> Several years ago I had a special request to communicate

> to God, in prayer. Quite casually as I was going out the front gate

> of the Devi Mandir Ashram with Shree Maa, I asked her, "Maa, how

> should I put this to God; what words should I use to ask this"?

> She simply said, "Look in your heart, and ask God to give you the

> highest for your life"! I knew what she meant, to ask God to ful-

> fill that desire at the highest possible level. I'd like to share a

> short story that demonstrates a beautiful attitude to have for

> prayer. It's called: A Special Grocery List

>

> Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on

her

> face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the

> store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge

a

> few groceries. She softly explained that her husband was very ill

> and unable to work; they had seven children and they needed food.

> John Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and requested that she

> leave his store at once.

> Visualizing the family needs, she said: "Please, sir! I will bring

> you the money as soon as I can."

> John told her that he could not give her credit, since she did not

> have a charge account at his store.

> Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the

> conversation between the two. The customer walked forward and told

> the grocer that he would stand good for whatever she needed for her

> family.

> The grocer said in a very reluctant voice, "Do you have a grocery

> list?"

> Louise replied, "Yes sir." "OK" he said, "put your grocery list on

> the scales and whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you

> that weight-amount in groceries."

> Loiuse hesitated a moment, with a bowed head, then reached into her

> purse and took out a piece of paper and scribbled something on it.

> She then laid the piece of paper on the scale carefully with her

> head still bowed.

> The grocer, staring at the scales, turned slowly to the customer

and

> said begrudgilgly, "I can't believe it."

> The customer smiled, and the grocer started putting the groceries

on

> the other side of the scales. The scale did not balance, so he

> continued to put more and more groceries on then until the scales

> would hold no more.

> The grocer stood there in utter disgust. Finally, he grabbed the

> piece of paper from the scales and looked at it with greater

> amazement. It was not a grocery list, it was a prayer which said:

> "Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your hands."

> The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood in

> stunned silence.

> Louise thanked him and left the store.

> The other customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to the grocer and

> said: "It was worth every penny of it. Only God Knows how much a

> prayer weighs."

[Guest guest]

Kamalaji,

 

thank you for that beautiful story! and for what you wrote:

> She simply said, "Look in your heart, and ask God to give you the

> highest for your life"! I knew what she meant, to ask God to ful-

> fill that desire at the highest possible level.

 

today, as we are praying 'for the welfare' of all through Prayer Club,

I will be thinking of this.

 

with love,

Henny

 

 

 

, "kamalaji_india"

<kamalaji_india> wrote:

> Several years ago I had a special request to communicate

> to God, in prayer. Quite casually as I was going out the front gate

> of the Devi Mandir Ashram with Shree Maa, I asked her, "Maa, how

> should I put this to God; what words should I use to ask this"?

> She simply said, "Look in your heart, and ask God to give you the

> highest for your life"! I knew what she meant, to ask God to ful-

> fill that desire at the highest possible level. I'd like to share a

> short story that demonstrates a beautiful attitude to have for

> prayer. It's called: A Special Grocery List

>

> Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on

her

> face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the

> store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a

> few groceries. She softly explained that her husband was very ill

> and unable to work; they had seven children and they needed food.

> John Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and requested that she

> leave his store at once.

> Visualizing the family needs, she said: "Please, sir! I will bring

> you the money as soon as I can."

> John told her that he could not give her credit, since she did not

> have a charge account at his store.

> Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the

> conversation between the two. The customer walked forward and told

> the grocer that he would stand good for whatever she needed for her

> family.

> The grocer said in a very reluctant voice, "Do you have a grocery

> list?"

> Louise replied, "Yes sir." "OK" he said, "put your grocery list on

> the scales and whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you

> that weight-amount in groceries."

> Loiuse hesitated a moment, with a bowed head, then reached into her

> purse and took out a piece of paper and scribbled something on it.

> She then laid the piece of paper on the scale carefully with her

> head still bowed.

> The grocer, staring at the scales, turned slowly to the customer and

> said begrudgilgly, "I can't believe it."

> The customer smiled, and the grocer started putting the groceries on

> the other side of the scales. The scale did not balance, so he

> continued to put more and more groceries on then until the scales

> would hold no more.

> The grocer stood there in utter disgust. Finally, he grabbed the

> piece of paper from the scales and looked at it with greater

> amazement. It was not a grocery list, it was a prayer which said:

> "Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your hands."

> The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood in

> stunned silence.

> Louise thanked him and left the store.

> The other customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to the grocer and

> said: "It was worth every penny of it. Only God Knows how much a

> prayer weighs."