FROM PUTTAPARTHI...SPIRITUAL QUOTIENT - 44: THE PRAYER !!!

T here is a story of about a sea captain who in his retirement skippered a boat taking day-trippers to Shetland Islands .

 

On one trip, the boat was full of young people. They laughed at the old captain when they saw him say a prayer before sailing out, because the day was fine and the sea was calm.


However they weren't long at sea when a storm suddenly blew up and the boat began to pitch violently. The terrified passengers came to the captain and asked him to join them in prayer.

 

But he replied, "I say my prayers when it's calm. When it's rough I attend to my ship."


Here is a lesson for us......


If we cannot and will not seek God in quiet moments of our lives, we are not likely to find him when trouble strikes. We are more likely to panic. But if we have learnt to seek him and trust him in quiet moments, then most certainly we will find him when the going gets rough.

 

 

Sai Ram

 

PS:

A devotee is like a needle which is always drawn towards the magnet. But the needle has to be near enough and must be clean. If you stay far away and complain that Grace has not come, what can be done? You must scrape off the mud and rust by the process of repentance. Sometimes, you come near for some time and stray way.  I do not mean the physical distance. I do not measure distance in miles or meters. Realize that I am always with you, in you, beside you, ever. Only you have to be aware of Me and make use of My presence. - SWAMI

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