THE UMBRELLA OF DOUBT!

One summer, a drought threatened the crop in a small town. On a hot and dry Sunday, the village pundit ji told villagers, "There isn't anything that will save us except to pray for rain. Go home, pray, believe, and come back next Sunday ready to thank God for sending
rain."

The people did as they were told and returned to Mandir the following Tuesday. But as soon as the pundit ji saw them, he was furious. "We can't worship today. You do not yet believe," he said. "But," they protested, "we prayed, and we do believe."

"Believe?" he responded. "Then where are your umbrellas?" The story applies to all of us. There are those people who leave their umbrellas at home. Throughout their lives, they are merely hoping their wishes and prayers will bear fruit, but they expect
little.

Others expect their dreams and desires to come to pass. It is as if they journey through life always prepared for something beautiful to happen.

Today, how will we approach that which we are yearning for? Will we expect our prayers and work to bring about hoped-for results? Will we bring our umbrella?