One day God heard a great deal of commotion on Earth and sent the angel Gabriel to find the cause. Gabriel returned and reported that everyone was discontented with his lot, and was calling upon the Lord to grant them their prayers.
The Lord instructed Gabriel to return and grant them their wishes and fulfill all their prayers. After some months, God found that there was complete silence on the planet. So once again He sent Gabriel down to find the cause.
Gabriel returned with a sad story ;
"My Lord," he said, "most of the people are dead."
The Lord asked, " Do you know, why ? "
" Yes " answered Gabriel, " its because my Lord granted them all their wishes and they all wished for each other's death."
The deep meaning of this legend exposes the actual state of our present world affairs.
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Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Charity
Wealth is never reduced by giving in charity,
Nor river waters lessened by daily use;
Give what is in thy purse
Give what is in thy hand;
For on the other side, there is no giving or taking.
Source: Eastern Mystic
Nor river waters lessened by daily use;
Give what is in thy purse
Give what is in thy hand;
For on the other side, there is no giving or taking.
Source: Eastern Mystic
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Faith
Faith is like a Lamp
Wisdom makes the Flame burn Bright
Carry this Lamp always
In good time the Darkness will yield
And you will abide in the Light
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Wisdom makes the Flame burn Bright
Carry this Lamp always
In good time the Darkness will yield
And you will abide in the Light
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Our Journey
Remember always that you are just a visitor here.
A traveller passing through.
Your stay is but short.
The moment of your departure unknown.
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A traveller passing through.
Your stay is but short.
The moment of your departure unknown.
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Monday, August 27, 2007
Death - the Ugly Truth
Death is merely the turning of the page in the book of the soul’s journey from God, through the created universe, back to God again.
The time of death is written & nothing can change this. All is destined.
Death is the fact of life, and yet we all manage to conspire in pretending it won't happen to us. In fact, death can strike us down at any moment. We live as if this day were definetly not our last.
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The time of death is written & nothing can change this. All is destined.
Death is the fact of life, and yet we all manage to conspire in pretending it won't happen to us. In fact, death can strike us down at any moment. We live as if this day were definetly not our last.
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Sunday, August 26, 2007
The Gift and The Bible
A young man was getting ready to graduate from College. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box, and found a lovely, leather bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold. Angry, he rose his voice to his father and said : " With all your money you give me a Bible? " and stormed out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen his father since that Graduation Day.
Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him that his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to him. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago.
With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt.7:11,
"And if ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him ?"
As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his Graduation, and the words
PAID IN FULL.
How many times do we miss God's Blessings because they are not packaged as we expected.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box, and found a lovely, leather bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold. Angry, he rose his voice to his father and said : " With all your money you give me a Bible? " and stormed out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen his father since that Graduation Day.
Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him that his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to him. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago.
With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt.7:11,
"And if ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him ?"
As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his Graduation, and the words
PAID IN FULL.
How many times do we miss God's Blessings because they are not packaged as we expected.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
The Farmer and His Two Sons
During the time of Jesus, the temples in Jerusalem were treating birds and animals without pity. Jesus sought to put an end to these cruel practices.
Jesus entered the temple and objected to the selling of birds in a sacred temple. The priests jointly questioned Jesus about his authority to raise such an objection. Jesus then related the following parable:
A farmer had two sons. He ordered the elder son to go and keep watch over the crops in the field.
The elder son said that he would not go. The younger son was asked to go and he agreed to go and keep watch at the field.
The elder son, though he had at first declined to go, felt it was not right to disobey his father and went to the field. The second son, despite his promise did not go to the field.
Jesus asked the priest, "As between these two sons, who do you think obeyed the father’s command?"
They replied, "The elder son. He acted upto his father’s command. The second son promised to go but did not go."
"Priests and teachers are proclaiming that they are adhering to the injunctions of the scriptures, but in actual practice are not following them. All of you are acting in the same manner," declared Jesus.
Jesus entered the temple and objected to the selling of birds in a sacred temple. The priests jointly questioned Jesus about his authority to raise such an objection. Jesus then related the following parable:
A farmer had two sons. He ordered the elder son to go and keep watch over the crops in the field.
The elder son said that he would not go. The younger son was asked to go and he agreed to go and keep watch at the field.
The elder son, though he had at first declined to go, felt it was not right to disobey his father and went to the field. The second son, despite his promise did not go to the field.
Jesus asked the priest, "As between these two sons, who do you think obeyed the father’s command?"
They replied, "The elder son. He acted upto his father’s command. The second son promised to go but did not go."
"Priests and teachers are proclaiming that they are adhering to the injunctions of the scriptures, but in actual practice are not following them. All of you are acting in the same manner," declared Jesus.
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