A Place
To Be Safe
Only God Knows
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. Visualizing the family needs,
she said: 'Please, sir! I will bring you the money just
as soon as I can." John told her he could not give
her credit, as 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"
"O.K."
he said, "put your grocery list on the scales and
whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you that
amount in groceries."
Louise,
hesitated a moment with a bowed head, then she 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 eyes of the grocer and the customer showed amazement
when the scales went down and stayed down.
The
grocer, staring at the scales, turned slowly to the
customer and said begrudgingly, "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 them 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 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.
POWER OF
PRAYER :
When you read this,say
a prayer. That's all you are asked to do. Just stop right
now, and say a prayer for someone. Prayer is one of the
best free gifts we receive. There is no cost but a lot of
rewards.
Remember
the five simple rules to be happy:)
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
No one
can go back and make a brand new start.
Anyone
can start from now and make a brand new ending.
Disappointments are
like road bumps, they slow you down a bit but you enjoy
the smooth road afterwards. Don't stay on the bumps too
long. Move on!
When you feel down because
you didn't get what you want, just sit tight and be
happy,because God has thought of something better to give
you.
When something happens to
you, good or bad, consider what it means. There's a
purpose to life's events, to teach you how to laugh more
or not to cry too hard.
You can't make someone
love you, all you can do is be someone who can be loved,
the rest is up to the person to realize your worth. It's
better to lose your pride to the one you love, than to
lose the one you love because of pride.
We spend too much time
looking for the right person to love or finding fault
with those we already love, when instead we should be
perfecting the love we give.
Never abandon an old
friend. You will never find one who can take his place.
Friendship is like wine, it gets better as it grows older.
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