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Journey with an ex-seminarian as he fulfill his dreams and search his place in the greater scheme of things on the wings of his dreamAtheists need proof of the power of prayer? Here’s one…
Atheists are known for their skepticism and cynicism when it comes to prayer. They barf at the notion of it, saying that “there is no such thing as God”. Most of them only believe in themselves. That’s why I am never convinced that Atheism is a philosophy or whatever they call it, because its more of a religion to me than a concept, worshiping and deifying themselves above all is for me a self- proclaimed religion. Anyway, let’s go back to prayer. Two weeks ago, my mom and I went to the bank to withdraw some cash that needed to be transferred to my sister’s account. So when we arrived at the bank, she gave me two passbooks. One is where the money will be withdrawn and the other was where the money will deposited. In short there will be no encashment on that transaction because the transfer is only from one account to another on the same bank. Little did I know that my mom brought a cash in order to deposit it on the first account so that it would support the maintaining balance.
You know my mom hates it when we close our accounts. She says its so hard to open a new banking account so why not just maintain the balance to avoid account closure. But me, I am practical, I wanted to close the account on the bank because it takes two hours before you finish your transaction with that bank. But my mom decided to fill in the balance coming from her own funds just to prevent the closure of the account. But when we arrived at the bank, she only handed me two passbooks and since I am the signatory of one of the accounts, I got the burden of doing the transaction.
I handed the passbook together with the withdrawal and deposit slip to the teller and I was so sure that I only have those documents with me when I approached her. In short we finished the transaction and I gave the passbooks to my mom and headed for home while she came went back to her office. Two weeks later last night, my mom approached me via the back door of my room:
“Where is the money which I gave you when we deposited and withdraw the money from the bank?”
I was stunned and surprised and explained to my mom that she did not gave me any cash, only the two passbooks and there were no encashment involved since the transaction is inter-account on the same bank.
My mother insisted that she gave it to me. But I refused to be swayed by the suggestion even if I was already beginning to wonder if she really did.
At the end of our conversation she told me to just let it go. Let it go? My mom said let it go, she doesn’t mean that we dont need that money, what she means by that is to “let it go rather than mull over it or be affected by it”. But I didn’t let go. I went to her room and asked her if she remembered anything aside from giving it to me. But she can’t anymore remember.
So I just prayed the rosary before I went to bed and asked the Lord and Our Lady to let my mother remember where she put the money. If worse comes to worst that she can’t remember where she put the money, then I was ready to replace them because I really pity my parents.
When I woke up early dawn today, I asked my mother immediately if she already remembered where she put the money but she said she looked everywhere and she’s been trying to recall where she put it for the past 2 weeks now but to no avail.
At 10 am this morning, the phone rang, it was my mom on the other line and lo and behold she already remembered where she put the money. She gave the money to my father as a petty cash for the construction payroll.
Atheists would argue that its coincidence or to some degree its just my imagination. But the strange thing is this: for the whole two weeks that my mom was trying to recall where she put the money, why did she not recall it during that period? Why today, after I said the rosary last night and today’s morning prayer for that intention? Coincidence?
There is a God who can be reached by Prayer, and everyday he manifests his presence even in the most ordinary of our daily life.
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indeed THERE IS A HIGHER BEING I REGARD AS OUR CREATOR AND GOD. Btw, ung prayer brigade haaay nagdebate pa kami nung isang blogger, who is also a friend… ang nakakapnghina bro is when u know they used to be believers but become cynics as time goes by…
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I LUV THIS TOPIC.
“kaya when I was in the CR this morning I said again a solemn spontaneous prayer for that intention.”
Sasabayan ko to by telling a little bit about one Christian hero. Si C.S. Lewis lang naman. Let’s admit it: among our atheists fellow citizens (ayaw din kasi nilang tawagin na brothers and sisters. bakit, may common father ba, kung sila ang magtatanong), the denial of God is always coupled by an intellectual arrogance. Everything springs from Reason. What’s so mysterious about those beads running through your fingers? Ipaparada ko ngayon si Lewis kasi baka naman sasabihin na karamihan ng mga believers, mga intellectually backward na parang mga kalsada ng Metro Manila, childishly subscribing to some set of primitive beliefs that the Cartesian modern world has already outgrow. Kung sa tingin nila mas matatalino pa sila kay CS Lewis, ewan ko na lang. Lewis, as most of us know is a Classic and English scholar from Oxford, a theologian, philosopher, fantasy, science fiction and children’s book writer. His world was between Oxford and Cambridge, writing and lecturing, and even chaired the Department for 33 years mantakin nyo yan mga atheist. Just like most Filipino atheists or agnostics who received some kind of solid religious education perhaps from the parochial school or parishes, Lewis had the same. Then on he went to a boarding school and still convinced of his faith. But eventually, as he moved to higher logical training like being enrolled in premier universities here and abroad, he lost his faith. He became an atheist. There you go, one of the most celebrated intellectuals of the 20th century – an atheist. But one day, he boarded a train, only to get off on the wrong station. Across him were the towers of Oxford. He was so disgusted to see the line of mean shops on the street. He realized he was traveling on the wrong direction even as a scholar of high regard. His conversion story began from this point, first into theism and eventually into Christianity.
But related to Bluep’s experience i quoted above, here’s an interesting quote from his experience proving that the Divine can manifest Himself even in the most trivial places and event such as a lost money or CR. It was a trip to Whipsnade Zoo:
“When we set out I did not believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and when we reached the zoo I did. Yet I had not exactly spent the journey in thought. Nor in great emotion. ‘Emotional’ is perhaps the last word we can apply to some of the most important events. It was more like when a man, after long sleep, still lying motionless in bed, becomes aware that he is now awake.”
Ito lang muna. Hindi ako nang-aaway ha!
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They will find light later. Maybe its just a fleeting phase. May friends din ako na ganyan. Doubting Thomases
CS Lewis is the author of Chronicles of Narnia right? I love his work. Actually Harry Potter was influenced by CS Lewis while CS Lewis himself was influenced by Tolkien who is the author of Lord of the Rings. According to CS Lewsi autobiography he needed a story that would christianize the myth of Medieval England. And thats how he came up with Narnia
I totally agree prayer is the most powerful weapon we have. I’ve already proven this when my Dad was abducted by the NPA where we we’re living in Sariaya. Grabe, among the 4 kidnapped only my Dad survived ! I just prayed for their lost soul and for their family.
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Yes, CS Lewis and Tolkien were contemporaries.
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Ako rin naniniwala sa power of prayers, lalo na ngayon.
Hindi ko maintindihan yang mga Atheists na yan at wala akong balak intindihin sila.
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i am so blessed with my life right now.. dunno why, but eversince i believed to Jesus and prayed to Him… my life gets better…
i do believe in prayers but then… dumating yung point na when i needed God the most na yung pinagdadasal ko para sa ibang tao na walang dumating na help and i realize may favoritism kaya sa Diyos? hangang sa ayoko na magdasal ayoko na magsimba….maybe what i need is someone to pray for me yung malakas sa kanya ….i’m so lost…..
Aside from others praying for you, you should also pray. Prayer is not just about the emotions we feel during prayer. Sometimes we only pray when we feel it, or when we feel happy or when something good happens to us. We should also pray when we DONT feel it or we feel dry. The most powerful prayer is when we don’t feel like praying. It is the time that we show to God that despite and in spite of our dispositions, we are ready to deny ourselves of our emotions and we continue to converse with God.