The Power of A Prayer

I got this story via email, and I thought that it’d be worth sharing. I do not know if the story is true, but basically it tells us this very simple but often forgotten part of Christian living: the importance of prayer and faith. We often ‘forget’ to pray because we don’t have time, or we’re too tired. And when we do pray, we tend to doubt that God will answer our prayers. It is crucial that we have absolute faith in God when we pray.

Even if God doesn’t give you what you ask for, He still knows your needs, and He’ll meet them in due time. All we have to do in persevere in prayer and have faith. =)

The story (Read it carefully) :

I do believe that there is something to this " Power of Prayer"

"There are a hundred reasons to cry but a thousand reasons to smile!"

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 at once.

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, since 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 other 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..'

 

God bless, and do say a prayer. =)