Faith to Rain

 

"...The fields were parched and brown from lack of rain and the crops lay wilting. People were anxious and irritable as they searched the sky for any sign of relief. Days turned into arid weeks and still no rain came. The ministers and priests of the local churches called for an hour of prayer at the town square the following Saturday. They requested everyone bring an object of faith for inspiration

At high noon, the townspeople turned out en masse, filling the square with hopeful hearts. The ministers were touched to see the variety of objects clutched in prayerful hands...holy books, crosses, rosaries. When the hour ended and as if on magical command, a soft rain began to fall. Cheers swept the crowd as they held their treasured objects high in gratitude and praise. From the middle of the crowd, one symbol of faith seemed to stand above all others. A small nine-year-old child had brought an umbrella."

-- Sharon Warren from "Magnetizing Your Heart's Desire"

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What objects of faith do you hold dear as you enter into each new day? If you dream of financial security, are you holding on to last month's overdraft statement, or the image of that first million earned? If health is your goal, are you holding on to the doctor's dire diagnosis, or the image of a whole and healthy body? If love is your aim, are you thinking about the last relationship that ended so badly, or envisioning the special someone in your life and the joy the two of you will share? 

Since we tend to draw to us those things, we think about most, it just makes sense that you're going to attract more rainfall with an umbrella, whether in thought or hand, than a mental image of a dry spell.

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