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Praying For Someone’s Welfare
Praying For Someone’s Welfare
"A Remedy for Helplessness"
The author wishes to remain anonymous
Edited by Shmuel Greenbaum
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http://www.TraditionOfKindness.org The author wishes to remain anonymous
Edited by Shmuel Greenbaum
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So often when I am caring for or visiting a relative in the hospital -- even when I myself am the patient! -- I hear the siren of an ambulance or pass by numerous and nameless helpless patients being wheeled in bed or wheelchair through the hospital hallways, or share elevator rides with anonymous, silent patients. I wish I could take away some of their pain and some of my own
pain and awkwardness at feeling so totally unable to help the many sick folks that pass by.
Recently I have found a way to reduce some of my "helpless" feelings.
I don't know if you'd exactly call it "Kindness" to others or "Kindness" to myself, but here's what I've started to do: Whenever I see or even just hear an ambulance I say a quick silent prayer for the patient, a quick, silent "thank you" to the ambulance volunteer or attendant, and a quick, silent wish that the doctors should be successful as G-d’s messenger in healing that patient.
Somehow saying these mini-prayers helps me to feel more positive and not so totally helpless in the face of so much pain and silent suffering by others. Sure, I hope that these mini-prayers do come true...although I can never really know if they do or not. All I know is that I feel a lot better when I say them... so can this be bad?
Recently I have found a way to reduce some of my "helpless" feelings.
I don't know if you'd exactly call it "Kindness" to others or "Kindness" to myself, but here's what I've started to do: Whenever I see or even just hear an ambulance I say a quick silent prayer for the patient, a quick, silent "thank you" to the ambulance volunteer or attendant, and a quick, silent wish that the doctors should be successful as G-d’s messenger in healing that patient.
Somehow saying these mini-prayers helps me to feel more positive and not so totally helpless in the face of so much pain and silent suffering by others. Sure, I hope that these mini-prayers do come true...although I can never really know if they do or not. All I know is that I feel a lot better when I say them... so can this be bad?
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"Praying For Someone’s Welfare"
From: Kindness: Making a Difference in People's Lives: Formulas, stories, and insights
By Zelig Pliskin
Printed with Permission of Shaar Press
One of my students told me this story:From: Kindness: Making a Difference in People's Lives: Formulas, stories, and insights
By Zelig Pliskin
Printed with Permission of Shaar Press
I highly recommend my doctor to others. Not only did he treat me in a way that reflected his sincere caring, he also prayed for me. Following treatment, he wrote down the relevant facts so he would remember to include me in his prayers.
You won’t always be able to solve everyone’s problems. You can’t always figure out the best solution. Your knowledge and resources might not enable you to meet all this person’s needs. But you can always pray.
When you pray for the welfare of another person, you are expressing your awareness that true power belongs to the One Above. Your praying for another person is an expression of your feelings of concern and compassion. Every time you pray for someone’s welfare, you are becoming a more spiritual person.
Studies have shown that sick people who have people praying for them have a better and quicker rate of recuperation. A well known spiritual leader frequently asks people – even those who seem far from being religious, – "Where your prayers ever answered?" And most people reply that they have been.
When you pray, you connect with the Creator and Sustainer of the universe. This expands your entire consciousness. So as you pray for another person, you greatly elevate yourself.
• When you hear that someone is ill or injured, pray for his recovery.
• When someone starts a new business or job, pray for his success.
• Whenever people tell you about their problems or troubles, pray that they find a solution.
• When a couple gets married, pray that their marriage will be successful.
• And pray that you will successfully be able to help many people throughout your life.
One of my students told me this story:
I had a serious illness. Fortunately I had an almost miraculous recovery. What helped me the entire time, was knowledge that so many people were praying for me. A few friends contacted as many people as they could in person and through email and asked them to pray for me. I kept getting feedback that many hundreds of people prayed for my health. It had an amazing effect on my emotional state throughout the entire experience. I am grateful to each and every one of those individuals.
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