WORTH READING 24 Jan 2007

Praying For Others

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, agree 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 island. 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 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.

Contributed by Pravs World

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