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September 19, 2016
Ray Edwards Copywriting summit
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Just want to let you know where I’ll be hanging out for the next ten days.
It is at Ray Edward’s Copywriting Virtual Success Summit.
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I’m really looking forward to this! Hoping to see you there!
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NEW BOOKS RELEASES, INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS – As a member of the Australian Christian Readers Blog Alliance and as a member of the Christian Indie Authors Reading Group and as the current Co-Administrator of OMEGA nonfiction Writers and Administrator of Christian Authors Worldwide and MIMI’s BOOK LAUNCH PARTY, I share new book releases, interviews and reviews with my readers. Stay tuned!
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September 16, 2016
Unity vs Uniformity
Since the 1980s I have been striving to understand our Creator’s holy calendar and live in accordance with the times He hard-wired into Creation. Over the years I have seen a proliferation of calendar systems among those turning to Scripture, … Continue reading → The post Unity vs Uniformity appeared first on Nehemia’s Wall.
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What is greater than God? More evil than the devil?
Don’t think about the answer, just say it!
That’s right. You got it!
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NEW BOOKS RELEASES, INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS – As a member of the Australian Christian Readers Blog Alliance and as a member of the Christian Indie Authors Reading Group and as the current Co-Administrator of OMEGA nonfiction Writers and Administrator of Christian Authors Worldwide and MIMI’s BOOK LAUNCH PARTY, I share new book releases, interviews and reviews with my readers. Stay tuned!
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September 9, 2016
Living forever
The religious go to heaven and the non-religious go to hell. True or false? What does the Bible have to say about this?
According to Pope Francis, atheists can go to heaven and the Bible seems to agree. Jesus told the parable of the Good Samaritan to explain to his disciples what loving one’s neighbour is all about. Interestingly enough in this parable the two religious people didn’t perform so well.
Last week I wrote a post about Mother Teresa being declared a saint by the Catholic Church. I mentioned how this made me think about the legacy that I’m leaving behind. I changed the banner on this blog to reflect my thoughts.
Will all of us live forever?
I say yes. Believing in Jesus and following his teachings comes with a promise of afterlife. But what if we’re not religious, and we don’t believe in heaven and/or hell?
All of us, after passing on, will live on in the hearts and memories of the people that knew us. Even a one-day-old baby will make an impression on the people around him/her.
What legacy will we leave behind? Writing a book is one of many ways to leave behind a legacy. But regardless if we write a book or not, every single day we continuously make impressions on others and affect the lives of those around us. And this is true also for people who do not do much of anything at all. Be that by choice or because of illness.
Inaction can have as much, if not a greater impact than action.
Do you know the saying that people may not remember what you said or did; but they will remember how you made them feel, a long time after you’re gone?
Jesus the Greatest Teacher that ever lived.
Jesus was the greatest teacher that ever lived for sure. His teachings live on in the hearts of billions of people today and this is millennia after his Crucifixion. Religious and non-religious people alike admire his humility, strength, compassion and try to live according to his morals and teachings. Jesus disciples saw Jesus ascend up into heaven.
But if you’re non-religious and have difficulties believing this, there is no denying the fact that Jesus is living on forever in the hearts and minds of the majority of humanity.
So is there an afterlife?
My Bible tells me yes and I believe this. But let’s assume for a moment that you’re not religious and you do not believe in an afterlife. Your words and actions and the impressions you make on the people around you will live on long after you’ve passed on.
Food for thought, I think.
When it looked like I was going to die, at some stage I was desperate to just get my paperwork and ‘smalls drawer’ in order. I did not want to be remembered as someone who left a chaotic mess behind.
I was not able to get up and sort these things myself and had to rely on others to do so for me. This taught me to deal with ‘things’ as they come up because I learned that ‘later’ may never come.
During and after my long illness I looked for and found role models and mentors, people that have gone before and I can look up to and follow. Jesus and Mother Teresa are two obvious role models that are perfect traveling companions for my spiritual journey.
For my book publishing journey I’ve found other mentors and I will share some of their websites and services with you in a future blog post.
Do you know your life’s purpose?
The other day I stumbled across a book called ‘Destination Unknown’ by John H Clark III. I do not agree with the title of the book, because as mentioned earlier I believe that my destination is known. I acknowledge however that for many people this is not the case. And I agree with John that; no matter what the beliefs, there is a sense that contemplating the great unknown—what happens when we die—creates more meaning to the days we have left on this earth.
I understand where Missy Walters is coming from. She is one of the contributors from John’s book and she mentions,
quote by Missy Walters in Destination Unknown by John H Clark III
I have not read the whole book and may not agree with the majority of views but it is not about that. It is about human beings expressing their views on life after death and we’re all entitled to have our view on this without dogma getting in the way.
I post the description to John’s book below because it is an interesting exercise to read what other people’s beliefs are.
John H. Clark III wrote a book called ‘Destination Unknown.’ Below is the description of his Amazon product page.
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Do You Know Your Life’s Purpose?
Are you looking for more meaning in your life? Are you tired of just getting through each day instead of feeling a sense of purpose and direction? Sometimes the answer to a question is best explored in reverse. In order to find more purpose in life, perhaps we need to go to the end—death—and work backwards from there. Is it possible that contemplating death can lead to more meaning in life?
Is There Such a Thing as Life After Death?
What happens to us after we die? Do we see our loved ones who have passed? Do we enter a white tunnel of life? Do we go straight to Heaven or Hell? Or is there simply blackness? Since the dawn of time, human beings have been asking these very questions. The subjects of life, death, and purpose are arguably the most important we will ever encounter.
Questions of Death, Answers for Life
John Clark has tackled the weighty subject of life after death in his newest book, Destination Unknown. Through interviews with people all over the globe—Buddhists, atheists, Christians; men and women; young and old; school teachers, IT professionals, and military personnel—he has compiled a tapestry of views on death that are as diverse as the people themselves. Some believe in ghosts, spirits, and other dimensions. Some are sure they will meet God, be judged, and sent to Heaven or Hell. Some have had near death experiences. But no matter what the beliefs, there is a sense that contemplating the great unknown—what happens when we die—creates more meaning to the days we have left on this earth.
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Over the years I have studied and practiced different world religions and eventually embraced the Bible as God’s Holy Word and the authority in my life. As such I may share but can not endorse other views expressed on my blog.
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NEW BOOKS RELEASES, INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS – As a member of the Australian Christian Readers Blog Alliance and as a member of the Christian Indie Authors Reading Group and as the current Co-Administrator of OMEGA nonfiction Writers and Administrator of Christian Authors Worldwide and MIMI’s BOOK LAUNCH PARTY, I share new book releases, interviews and reviews with my readers. Stay tuned!
Tagged: afterlife, answers for life, Destination Unknown, John Clark III, Live forever how to, Missy Walters, Questions of death
September 5, 2016
Mother Teresa declared a saint. Favourite quotes.
Your story creates a legacy
Mother Teresa was just declared a saint. Why was that? Because she devoted her life to helping India’s poor, particularly those abandoned and discarded.
If it takes a life of total self sacrifice and miracles to be declared a saint by the Catholic Church; I’m not holding my breath.
But Mother Teresa sure made me think and evaluate my own life.
What about you? How will you be remembered?
Do you realise that your life is your story, is your legacy?
Think about it. What you do today, will be remembered by those around you forever after.
When I realised this, it scared the heck out of me.
YOUR STORY CREATES A LEGACYThis is what happened to me. I suffered pancreatic attacks and ruptured my appendix. After emergency admission to hospital by ambulance I spent a week on a drip. Due to septicemia and intolerance to antibiotics the doctors decided against an operation because an adverse outcome was seen to be too great. Eventually the doctors sent me home ‘to get better’ so that they could operate on me and take my appendix out.
Haha, I still have my appendix, praise the Lord!
I was laid up in bed, very sick for a very long time… how does nearly a decade of just lying in bed sound? A wonderful homeopath visited and prescribed Cleavers and Paragen.
I prayed. My daughters prayed. God heard me! I am now a #1 bestselling author of three books. Alleluia!
My time has not yet come but no one knows when that might be, When you come so close, it makes you think, so today, what is my legacy? Or what is it going to be?
Every day we live our legacy.
I now help people with food intolerances and allergies, and I help people live and leave their legacy by helping them launch their books. How good is that?
Everyone has something special to offer, sometimes we just lose sight of it in the daily hustle and bustle.
Feel free to re-blog this post and share with your friends so that they also can take a moment to think about what they want to be remembered by and start living that today.
Thank you Mother Teresa for being one of my role models.
Wishing you a blissful and purposeful day!
Mimi
Love to hear in the comments what you intend your legacy to be. Be sure to include links to your website, book, blog etc.
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August 27, 2016
This is not OK!
When do two wrongs ever make a right? Innocent women are being penalised in a war that is not of their doing.
A few days ago a 34-year-old woman, identified only as Siam, whilst on the beach of a popular French tourist town, was asked to remove a layer of clothing and being given an on the spot fine by armed police.
There are claims that the situation and pictures were a set-up. If this were to be the case, would this diminish what happened? Of course not.
Regardless, if this were a set-up or not, this is an outrageous situation where an innocent woman is fined and asked to ‘undress’ because of a ‘law.’ All indications, despite the claims, are that this was not a set-up.
What do the French courts say about a ‘law’ that tells women to undress?
French judges have said the ban was ‘necessary, appropriate and proportionate.’ It appears that the law supports three armed officers pointing a pepper spray canister in the face of another Muslim lady and telling her that she was in breach of a new rules outlawing swimming costumes that cover the entire body.
On the beach it showed, “Armed police waiting for Muslim women to come out of the sea at Nice, and then warning them about their choice of head scarves.” Women were fined for wearing burkinis, ‘modest swimwear,’ on the beach in Cannes, with details recorded on what will amount to a criminal record. Two young women were made to leave the water by the police even though they were not wearing the burkini.
David Lisnard, mayor of Cannes, who introduced the burkini ban, defended the police officer’s behaviour by stating that all ‘beach dress that ostentatiously shows a religious affiliation was unwelcome and offensive and risked provoking people and so risked public order.
S P E E C H L E S S.
I honestly struggle to find the words to express my feelings, outrage, dismay and fury about the above situation.
A Facebook friend kindly pointed out to me that guns and bombs could be hidden under burkas and burkinis.
Silly me for not thinking about that. I knew that weapons and ignitable substances can be and have been concealed under beach towels, in trouser pockets, under coats, in cars, brief cases, backpacks, in shoe soles, and even in body cavities.
What I failed to realise is that if we start terrorising innocent women and their children on our beaches and make them undress in public, this will solve all ‘terrorist related’ problems…
Quite a knee jerk reaction if ever I heard of one.
France’s Highest Court suspends ‘illegal’ burkini ban as ‘serious violation of freedoms.
The State Council ruled today that the measure was a “serious and clearly illegal violation of fundamental freedoms.”
The Court said local authorities could only introduce measures restricting individual freedoms if wearing the Islamic swimsuit on beaches represented a “proven risk’ to public order. And there was no such risk concerning Villeneuve-Loubet, a resort on the Cote d’Azur between Nice and Cannes.
The French Council of the Muslim Faith hailed the ruling as a “victory for common sense.”
Amen to that.
What does the Bible say again about how we are to treat our neighbours?
May God bless you!
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August 22, 2016
The LORD shall fight for you
I like this
I don’t know about you but I have had and still experience situations in my life where I do not know how to move forward.
Some of my favourite Scripture verses that I use in these seemingly hopeless situations are as follows,
The LORD shall fight for you and ye shall hold your peace.
Imagine the Hebrew slaves being rescued from the Egyptians and then the Pharaoh decided to pursue the poor people with his army. The Hebrew people were caught between a massive army and the sea. What hope was there for them?
Moses kept his faith, he said to the people,
As we know the rest is history. Moses did as he was told, the Hebrew people safely reached the other side and the Egyptian army was swallowed up by the sea.
I’ve heard people say, ‘But what about the poor Egyptians?’ Well actually, they weren’t that poor. They were slave drivers that had abused the Hebrew people for hundreds of years and the Egyptians had a choice. They did not have to go running after the Hebrew people. The Pharaoh could have let the Hebrew people leave in peace as he had promised them. But greed got the better of him and ultimately was his downfall.
I love it
I love Moses’ faith and I love the Scripture verses that remind us of this. Scripture verses which we can claim for ourselves when the going gets tough.
When I was going through rough times in the past I looked in my Bible and found encouraging Scripture verses that corresponded with tough times in my life or that resonated with me because of the powerful words and promises contained within these words.
Below are some verses that I’ve put together and sing when encountering dips in the road and tough patches.
God says stand ye still
and hold your peace
see the salvation of the LORD
ye shall not need to fight in this battle
be not afraid nor be dismayed
the battle is not yours but Gods
Set yourself yeah stand ye still
for the LORD will be with ye
wherever we go
see the salvation of the LORD
Bless our LORD, oh bless our LORD
Bless our LORD, oh bless our LORD
Bless his holy name, oh bless his holy name
bless ye our LORD
Amen
I hope that these verses will help you too when you go through rough patches. Feel free to share your favourite verses in the comments.
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August 16, 2016
Is Restitution a Biblical Mandate?
“Dear Matron, Please forgive me for the nurse’s cap I stole 50 years ago and accept $20” reads the headline on a News.com.au article which was published a few days ago.
“I have been a Bible student for many years and in it says that if we steal something that does not belong to us we must restore 4 x the value… I felt caps would cost $3 or $4 and so I multiplied that.” Around 50 years ago the nurse had used a nurse cap to clean her shoes and she now felt that it was time to make up for this “episode.”
Is restitution a biblical mandate?
There are quite a few biblical references relating to restitution. The ‘remorseful nurse’ seemed to refer to these verses from Luke,
Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord,
“Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor,
and if I have defrauded anyone of anything,
I will give back four times as much.”
According to the records, Jesus responded by saying to him,
Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.…
From the Scripture verses in Luke and many other verses similar to these, we know that the Bible tells us to restore back to people what was taken from them in error or by deliberate defrauding.
The Bible refers here to deliberate defrauding. For most of us it is probably more subtle, as with the nurse’s cap. This story triggered my memory and I remembered one particular incident where I accidently damaged someone else’s property and did not make up for it.
My Brother’s Brand New Front Porch Column
I am usually an okay driver but once I crunched a brand new front porch column on my brother’s brand new drive of his brand new house. I felt so remorseful and told him to send me the bill, of course. But he never did. I recently enquired about it and he laughed it off saying that, “All I had to do was replace a large sheet of aluminium, cost me about 20 bucks.”
Pfew, that really had been playing on my mind and I felt instantly at ease when he mentioned that and resolved to give him something nice for his new house.
Funny how we don’t seem to be able to shake these little mishaps where we feel we ‘owe someone.’ It’s called our conscience I believe.
NEW YEARS EVE BLOOPER
Whilst reading the article in the news other memories came up for me about past events.
Once as a teenager during News Years Eve, I decided to visit a friend, “just for an hour.” That’s what I told Mum. But I actually stayed away for quite a few hours. I simply lost track of time with too much fun to be had at my friend’s place who had family visiting from all over the country.
It is now 40 years later and I still remember my Mum’s disappointment when I woke up the next morning after partying hard.
“You said that you would only be out for one hour and you stayed out all night,” she told me.
What had happened is that everyone at my home had gone to bed early and Mum had been sitting by herself on New Years Eve. I felt terrible about it and did for a long time after.
My Mum has passed on and now what? I would love to be able to reach a place of compassionate understanding and peace for both of us. Not only about this particular event but about many other similar events also. Situations where, often despite my best intentions, I may have hurt people I love the most.
THE GOD SESSION
What to do? At some stage, you have to forgive yourself for mucking up. One book that really helped me with that is THE GOD SESSION.
This book was written by my friend Kathryn Springman. THE GOD SESSION utilises 
Scripture to help people resolve family issues from millennia ago! Fancy that!
I didn’t even know that this was possible.
So now, instead of fretting over issues, I become pro-active, read through some chapters of Kathryn’s book and have a GOD SESSION.
I highly recommend her book which was written with rev(f)erence to Scripture and is very useful for resolving past and present family and other, such as health, issues.
The subtitle of Kathryn’s book is ‘Healing the past and Embracing the Future with Scripture, Science, and Energy Medicine. It is available from Amazon. https://amzn.com/B019SDLPKS
Share with me
Let me know in the comments if you have any stories about reconciliation that you would like to share. I love to hear from my readers!
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August 7, 2016
WHAT IS LOVE? Does the Bible tell us?
He interrupted my writing as he was hitting away at my tap. I could see him accidently drop a washer down the gurgler. That’s when he exclaimed;
“I HATE religion!”
“Why is that?” I asked, wondering if some of the Scripture verses on my walls could have triggered that comment.
“Because religion is the cause of most of the wars and hatred in the world,” my newfound friend Brad said.
I asked him if he really believed that and without even thinking about it, he shot back at me, “I do not believe it, I’m convinced of it!”
“All religions?” I asked him.
Without hesitation, he responded, “ALL of them.”
I said, “Funny that because my religion tells me that we are to love each other.”
“What religion would that be?” He quizzed.
“I love God’s Word,” I said.
“Mmpphh, you’re one of those Christians,” He said.
Clearly, Brad was assuming things. What was I to say to that? I did not know what he meant when he said, ‘one of those,’ but I wanted him to like me and not hate me because of my religion. But more than that, I wanted to convey to him that my religion is one of love. And I was not quite sure how to go about that because Brad clearly had preconceived notions about Christianity and what it entails being a Christian or being someone that loves God’s Word.
I didn’t know what his preconceived ideas were, other than that they weren’t positive.
So I repeated what is true for me and said, “I love God’s Word.”
Brad came over and sat down next to me. “You mean the Bible don’t you?”
I nodded affirmatively.
Well, that really got him going. He stood up again and walked up and down my living room with the spanner in his left hand, waving his arms up and down in despair. “The Bible has caused more wars and deaths and calamity than all other religions combined! How anyone can believe in fairy tales like that is beyond me.”
Maybe it was premature when earlier I referred to Brad as my newfound friend. My daughter had brought him over to fix a couple of leaky taps and a gate that had come off its hinges. I treated him as a friend because I was grateful that he came to fix a few things for a reasonable fee but I do not like it when people refer to God’s Word as fairy tales. At the same time, I recognise that this reference is generally used by people who have never read God’s Word.
I did not want him to go on a rant of no return. For the sake of our now seemingly fragile friendship, I decided to find out what got him going like that.
“You seem pretty passionate about your anti-religion stance Brad. Where is all that coming from?”
He sat down next to me again. “Mimi, come on, you can see what’s going on in the world, 
surely? If it weren’t for religion…”
His voice trailed off and as he was about to take in a breath of fresh air, I noted,
“Religion doesn’t do anything Brad. It’s people and their interpretation of religion that can be a problem.”
He got up again, down. Up once more. He sure was passionate about the subject.
“So Mimi, you’re saying that the Bible doesn’t tell people to kill each other if they don’t believe according to the teachings?” And before I could answer, he continued. “You do know about the Inquisition and all the ‘Holy Wars’ that have been raging throughout the ages?”
“Yes, I do Brad,” I said. And then I asked him, “Do you know about God’s commandments?”
Brad shook his head as he walked back to the tap. “What do they have to do with anything,” he asked. “Does anyone even care about those anymore?”
“Good question Brad and pertinent too. You’re absolutely right. For all sorts of different reasons lots of ‘believers’ indeed don’t think that these commandments apply to them. Many are of the opinion that their faith sets them above the law.
To get back to your other questions Brad, yes, I know about the Inquisition and all the 
‘Holy Wars’ and as far as I’m concerned the commandments have everything to do with this. And you know why?”
He just stood there looking at me not quite sure where the conversation was going. So I continued,
“I tell you why the commandments matter. They matter because the commandments tell us not to kill, not to steal, not to lie, not to commit adultery, not to covet, to honour our elders and so on. This is what God’s Word teaches us right from the very beginning. The commandments set a moral standard for the whole of society.
We were taught to be nice to our neighbour and to treat foreigners with kindness and the Bible tells us that those simple ten rules constitute love. They are a benchmark, a measure to live by and live up to.”
Brad looked at me and said, “Sounds wonderful. Mimi. Here’s a reality check for you, NO one is paying any attention or listening to any of those rules, nor following them.”
“Exactly my point Brad. It isn’t for me to judge if anyone is following God’s rules; what I notice however is that many believers follow all kinds of rules but not necessarily The Ten. Wouldn’t it be wonderful indeed if we were to follow those ten simple rules? There’s 
nothing wrong with those rules, is there? There’s nothing wrong with the Bible either. What’s wrong is that all through the ages and still today, people interpret God’s Word any way they like to suit their own purposes.
The Bible tells us to love one another. We’re taught that Jesus’ disciples will be known for their love for each other, we’re encouraged to turn the other cheek, bless our enemies and we’re taught that God is love and if we do not love we do not have God in us.
Can you find fault with any of that Brad?”
He looked bewildered. “But Mimi, no one is DOING that ‘loving thing.’ All these so called religious people are killing each other!”
“I know that Brad,” I said.
“Does that make the commandments wrong or the people?
Brad scratched his head as he asked; “What are these again, the commandments?”
So Brad my friend, this is for you.
God’s Holy Word from the very beginning from Mount Sinai.
Does the Bible tell us what love is? Yes, the Bible tells us what love is.
God is love and He tells us that not lying, killing, stealing etc constitutes love.
This is love according to the prophets with a little help from 'Moments in Love.' Music courtesy of Art of Noise.
I write about this all the time because I am passionate about it. Here is another article that gives you biblical references and here also for our ‘love’ theme.
And here is a repeat of the disclaimer for my fellow religious friends who believe differently from me; I love you.
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Tagged: 1John 5:2, Deuteronomy 5, Exodus 20, John 13:35, Mark 9:37-39, Moments in Love by Art of Noise, The Bible tells us in detail, this is love, what is love
July 22, 2016
Grocery list
about the power of prayer
I received the ‘GROCERY LIST’ as a forwarded message and thought to post it here because it gave me food for thought with regards to the power of prayer and the weight we give to it.
Thank you to the kind friend who forwarded this message to me.
GROCERY LIST
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 the weight of a prayer.’
After you’ve read this, say a prayer of thanks for all your blessings. That’s all you have to do.
Peace and Blessings… In God we trust!
Praise God, He is All Merciful.
reprinted from unknown
Tagged: God's mercy, grocery list, Psalm 120:1
