| HOW MUCH DOES PRAYER WEIGH??
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 grocerman that he would stand good for whatever she
needed for her family.The grocerman 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
grocerman and the customer showed amazement when the scales went down and stayed down. The
grocerman staring at the scales, turned slowly to the customer and said begrudgingly,
"I can't believe it." The customer smiled and the grocerman 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 grocerman
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 grocerman gave her the groceries that he had gathered and
placed on the scales and stood in stunned silence. Louise thanked him and left the store.
The customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to John as he said, "It was worth every penny
of it." It was sometime later that John Longhouse discovered the scales were broken;
therefore, only God knows how much a prayer weighs.
POWER OF PRAYER
When you receive this, say a prayer. That's all you have to do. Just stop right
now, and say a prayer for the one who sent this to you. There is nothing attached. This is
powerful. Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive. There is no cost but a lot of
rewards. Let's continue praying for one another.
 
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