The WEIGHT Of Our Prayers
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.
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." He 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
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?
She 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
." She 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. The lady thanked him and left the store.
The 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
