A prayer for japan。。 頑張ろう！日本

At exactly 14:44, an announcement was made in preparation for the moment of silence for the victims of the Earthquake which happened on March 11th, 2011.
At 14:46 everyone stopped… And for just a moment and there was a dead silence allover.
A moment so calm,even the winds ceded to blow in honor of the moment…
I felt the earth so still.
I bow my head and prayed;

Most merciful and compassionate God,
Giver of Life and Love,
hear our prayers
and let our cries come unto you.

Its been exactly two years since the Earthquake happened…
Lives were lost, homes in pieces, and many missing
Japan, a country not prepared like another country
Not prepared for the Shakes, rumbles, and tremors
It was a devastating and heartbreaking toll
For a moment, we all thought, “Is it all over.”

But here we stand henceforth,
Facing life as if nothing happened…
Open our hearts to feel your compassion
Rouse in us the spirit and continued act of giving
Strengthen our bond to the sisters and brothers in need
touch and comfort the injured, the bereaved and the lost

Give strength and power to the aid workers and medical personnel
Open pathways to partnerships and peace
Give us the strength and wisdom to support Japan, and
Let us live amongst ourselves in loving-kindness.
I pray believing in Your Name; Lord,
AMEN

 

A Salesman’s Prayer

Og Mandino wrote a small sales classic years ago called The Greatest Salesman in the World.  If you haven’t read it – it’s more than worth it’s weight in gold.  I love the Salesman’s prayer in the book… And it goes like this:

Oh creator of all things, help me.

For this day I go out into the world naked and alone, and without your hand to guide me I will wander far from the path which leads to success and happiness.

I ask not for gold or garments or even opportunities equal to my ability; instead, guide me so that I may acquire ability equal to my opportunities.

 

You have taught the lion and the eagle how to hunt and prosper with teeth and claw.

Teach me how to hunt with words and prosper with love so that I may be a lion among men and an eagle in the market place.

 

Help me to remain humble through obstacles and failures; yet hide not from mine eyes the prize that will come with victory.

 

Assign me tasks to which others have failed; yet guide me to pluck the seeds of success from their failures. Confront me with fears that will temper my spirit; yet endow me with courage to laugh at my misgivings.

 

Spare me sufficient days to reach my goals; yet help me to live this day as though it be my last.

 

Guide me in my words that they may bear fruit; yet silence me from gossip that none be maligned.

 

Discipline me in the habit of trying and trying again; yet show me the way to make

use of the law of averages. Favor me with alertness to recognize opportunity; yet endow me with patience which will concentrate my strength.

 

Bathe me in good habits that the bad ones may drown; yet grant me compassion for weakness in others. Suffer me to know that all things shall pass; yet help me to count my blessings today.

 

Expose me to hate so it not be a stranger; yet fill my cup with love to turn strangers into friends.

 

But all these things be only if thy will.

I am a small and a lonely grape clutching the vine yet though hast made

me different from all others. Verily, there must be a special place for me. Help me. Show me the way.

 

Let me become all you planned for me when my seed was planted and selected by you to sprout in the vineyard of the world.

 

Help this humble salesman.

 

Guide me, God.