Five Finger Prayer This is so neat. I had never > heard this before. This is beautiful - and it is > surely worth making the 5 finger prayer a part of > our lives. > > > 1. Your thumb is nearest you. > So begin your prayers by praying for those closest > to you They are the easiest to remember. To pray for > our loved ones is, as C. S. Lewis once said, a > "sweet duty." > > 2. The next finger is the > pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct > and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and > ministers. They need support and wisdom in pointing > others in the right direction. Keep them in your > prayers. > > 3. The next finger is the > tallest finger. It reminds us of our leaders. Pray > for the president, leaders in business and industry, > and administrators. These people shape our n! ation > an d guide public opinion. They need God's guidance. > > > 4. The fourth finger is our > ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that > this is our weakest finger, as any piano teacher > will testify. It should remind us to pray for those > who are weak, in trouble or in pain. They need your > prayers day and night. You cannot pray too much for > them. > > 5. And lastly comes our little > finger - the smallest finger of all which is where > we should place ourselves in relation to God and > others. As the Bible says, "The least shall be the > greatest among you." Your pinkie should remind you > to pray for yourself. By the time you have prayed > for the other four groups, your own needs will be > put into proper perspective and you will be able to > pray for yourself more effectively.
hello kripa thats a great forward by the time i finish praying for others and reach the little finger who knows i just might forget that little fellar sathya
a very good forward nice way to teach children. This is so neat. I had never > heard this before. This is beautiful - and it is > surely worth making the 5 finger prayer a part of > our lives. > > > 1. Your thumb is nearest you. > So begin your prayers by praying for those closest > to you They are the easiest to remember. To pray for > our loved ones is, as C. S. Lewis once said, a > "sweet duty." > > 2. The next finger is the > pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct > and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and > ministers. They need support and wisdom in pointing > others in the right direction. Keep them in your > prayers. > > 3. The next finger is the > tallest finger. It reminds us of our leaders. Pray > for the president, leaders in business and industry, > and administrators. These people shape our n! ation > an d guide public opinion. They need God's guidance. > > > 4. The fourth finger is our > ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that > this is our weakest finger, as any piano teacher > will testify. It should remind us to pray for those > who are weak, in trouble or in pain. They need your > prayers day and night. You cannot pray too much for > them. > > 5. And lastly comes our little > finger - the smallest finger of all which is where > we should place ourselves in relation to God and > others. As the Bible says, "The least shall be the > greatest among you." Your pinkie should remind you > to pray for yourself. By the time you have prayed > for the other four groups, your own needs will be > put into proper perspective and you will be able to > pray for yourself more effectively.[/quote]
Hi saikripa, very nice one, and really enjoyed it and will remember and forward it to my daughters.. sriniketan