A farm labourer with a sick wife, asked a Buddhist monk to say a series of prayers. The priest began to pray, asking God to cure all those who were ill.
‘Just a moment,’ said the farm labourer. ‘I asked you to pray for my wife and there you are praying for everyone who’s ill.’
‘I’m praying for her too.’
‘Yes, but you’re praying for everyone. You might end up helping my neighbour, who’s also ill, and I don’t even like him.’
‘You understand nothing about healing,’ said the monk, moving off. ‘By praying for everyone, I am adding my prayers to those of the millions of people who are also praying for their sick.
‘Added together, those voices reach God and benefit everyone. Separately, they lose their strength and go nowhere.’
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What a great joy I feel after giving help for someone!That realy securise me and add power to me to fight my problems.S.O.S you give to others would make you strong and protect your health from bad attacks.
you can try to be generous,you will find all I say true.
The smallest thing you can give is a good talk.Then do not be avaricious to tell persons polite talks and says!Allah ,the merciful will thank you for your goodness..
In Islamic Teachings, we are taught to always pray for others and the mankind at large…
Pray…..believing, thanks for sharing. I will accept a prayer so that I can be a help to others….MB
Jesus said: (if two or more gether in My name I will be among them) …
solo la generosidad y la buena voluntad podràn ayudarnos en dìa difìciles o de enfermedad rezemos ayudemos sin ver a quièn que nuestro DIOS es de todos y las oraciones en grupo llegan con mas rapidez a nuestro señor
Hermosos sus mensajes.
Señor danos sabiduria para comprender que en cad auno de nosotros habitas tú Señor.
May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
And the rain fall soft upon your fields
And until we meet again may God hold you in the Palm of His Hand.
An Old Irish Verse
probably it is known by all, but its my favorite prayer and i believe it gives the sweetest of blessings while reciting or meditating on it: Gentleness.
Beautiful…
hello, can i share this one..thanks
dear Paulo
thanks a lot for such a wonderful story. if everyone in this world begins to think like this then the world will become a much better place to live.
thanks for everything.
angkana
Two men were cast away in an island
They arranged that they cut the island in half, so that each one had one side..
And they both prayed to God each day in the morning when they woke up..
One week passed , the man on the left side (A) each day caught too many a fish and ate plenty of fruit and was happy..
on the other side of the island, the man (B) did not catch a single fish, not were there any trees with fruit..
One day the man on the side B was so weak he could not go fishing ..
And angel appeared in A’s dream that night and asked him “Why do you not share your fish and fruit when there’s so plenty for you. You were cast away here together.” . A said “But we both pray in the morning to you and I assumed that it’s Your will that he does not catch a fish or have any fruit to it”
Then the angel said” What you never knew is that when he prays, he prays for you, that YOU catch fish and have plenty and have many fruit to spend the day so you stay alive”
Love and Gratitude
Annie
Your story is much better than Paulo’s.
Very good.thank you very much!
To tell the truth,we have to aid and pray for everyone.becuse what we have is not ONLY ours ;a part of it is obviousely for the others.
Thank You Paulo!
Regarts from my world. That means my familiy, and all what happens in HIS, ouer
world. I love You and know, that you will be sucsessfull. My teachers are wonderfull. Let me give You some names: Jesus, Laotze, Aristoteles, Sokrates, Senica, Hesse, Kant, Hegel, Fichte, Dalai Lama, Tolle, Sai Baba ……….
in Love, Helge
Everything we see
Is a prayer.. we all thought
That God did not hear
The only healing
Is to let go of this thought
That something is wrong
In that empty space
When all thought of I has died
Find Gods love and grace
What a wonderful story. If we all try to help others a little bit, at the end, there will be more people who will help us. :D
Thanks for sharing!
Love
Yan
Diario de um Mago: “O Amor que Devora”. Para muitos fica dificil de entender a comunhão na oração porque ainda não sentiram Ágape. Só assim poderemos nos unir em oração para ajuda na cura de nossos irmãos de alma e rogar ao universo paz para todos.
“World peace please!”
:-)
Sometimes I think that the person praying for everyone else, needs the help the most … I know some very close friends, who are always praying for everyone else, lighting candles, meditating on healing and their own lives are rubbish … that is not to say their prayers go unheard, but that they find it impossible to ask for help themselves.
I guess you know what to do. I would give prayer for your friends to receive and accept the fruits of their labour that is so deserving. Pray that joy, respect, understanding is given to those who bring much light to others.
We must give back to them.
Thanks Nancy, as this story illustrates, it is not necessary to know someone personally for a prayer to be fulfilled or heard.
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