Message-ID: <26841619.1075855521082.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 07:34:00 -0800 (PST) From: judy.hernandez@enron.com To: suhernan@llgm.com, dora_thurmond@uniteddc.com Subject: Fwd: Prayers Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Judy Hernandez X-To: SUHERNAN@LLGM.COM, DORA_THURMOND@UNITEDDC.COM X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Juan_Hernandez_Dec2000\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: Hernandez-J X-FileName: jhernan.nsf ---------------------- Forwarded by Judy Hernandez/HOU/ECT on 03/31/2000 03:33 PM --------------------------- Regina Blackshear@ENRON 03/31/2000 09:03 AM To: vblack4538@aol.com, sonia_l_castorena@reliantenergy.com, Amber.Ebow@enron.com, Tammy Green , GRHRDH@aol.com, jacelyne hill , rhondamjordan@hotmail.com, "BENEDICT PETERS", rosemary.a.reynolds@usa.xerox.com, "WhiteBL(Barbara)", Tharsilla Broussard/HR/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Christopher Hargett/HOU/ECT@ECT, Yvonne Acosta/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Eve Puckett/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Michelle Neville/HOU/ECT@ECT, Judy Hernandez/HOU/ECT@ECT, Shirlet Williams/HOU/ECT@ECT, Albert Escamilla/HOU/ECT@ECT, John Whiting/HOU/ECT@ECT, Deborah Darnell/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Pamela Mitchell/HOU/ECT@ECT, Judy Walters/HOU/ECT@ECT, Sandra R McNichols/HOU/ECT@ECT cc: Subject: Fwd: Prayers this is good ---------------------- Forwarded by Regina Blackshear/Corp/Enron on 03/31/2000 07:57 AM --------------------------- "LaTonya Carter" on 03/31/2000 08:06:41 AM To: regina.blackshear@enron.com, music@axs4u.net, DBUAKA1998@aol.com, pwright17@hotmail.com, v_ashford@hotmail.com cc: Subject: Fwd: Prayers >From: "Alvita McKinney" >To: l_carter61@hotmail.com, asmith@pwe.ci.houston.tx.us, >fbrown@pwe.ci.houston.tx.us, ckizzee@pwe.ci.houston.tx.us, deiedre@usa.com, >sweetmama_nicey@hotmail.com, dishonest19@hotmail.com, Karibbean@excite.com, >lewisf@TIRR.TMC.EDU, Juan_Johnson@hotmail.com, chocolatedoll53@hotmail.com, >queen33@hotmail.com, Onlysexylady@aol.com, dmukes@pwe.ci.houston.tx.us, >suebeehoney25@hotmail.com >Subject: Fwd: Prayers >Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 14:51:20 CST > > > > >Subject: Prayers > >Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 14:00:41 -0600 > > > > > > > > > -----O > > > > > > > > > > >> > Some words to think about!!!!! HAVE A BLESSED > > > DAY!!!!!!!!! > > > > >> > > > > > >> > A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea > > > and only two of > > > the > > > > >men > > > > >> > on it were able to swim to a small, desert like > > > island. The two > > > > >> survivors, > > > > >> > not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no > > > other recourse > > > > but > > > > >> to > > > > >> > pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was > > > more powerful, > > > they > > > > >> > agreed to divide the territory between them and stay > > > on opposite > > > sides > > > > >of > > > > >> > the island. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > The first thing they prayed for was food. The next > > > morning, the > > > first > > > > >> man > > > > >> > saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the land, and > > > he was able to > > > > >eat > > > > >> > its fruit. The other man's parcel of land remained > > > barren. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > After a week, the first man was lonely and he > > > decided to pray for a > > > > >> wife. > > > > >> > The next day, another ship was wrecked, and the only > > > survivor was a > > > > >woman > > > > >> > who swam to his side of the land. On the other side > > > of the island, > > > the > > > > >> > second man has nothing. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes, more > > > food. The next > > > > >day > > > > >> > like magic, all of these were given to him. However, > > > the second man > > > > >still > > > > >> > had nothing. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that he > > > and his wife > > > > could > > > > >> > leave the island. In the morning, he found a ship > > > docked at his side > > > > >of > > > > >> > the island. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > The first man boarded the ship with his wife and > > > decided to leave > > > the > > > > >> > second man on the island. He considered the other > > > man unworthy to > > > > >> receive > > > > >> > God's blessings, since none of his prayers had been > > > answered. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard > > > a voice from > > > > heaven > > > > >> > booming: "Why are you leaving your companion on the > > > island?" > > > > >> > > > > > >> > "My blessings are mine alone, since I was the one who > > > prayed for > > > them" > > > > >> the > > > > >> > first man answered. "His prayers were all unanswered > > > and so he does > > > > not > > > > >> > deserve anything." "You are mistaken!" the voice > > > rebuked him. "He > > > had > > > > >> only > > > > >> > one prayer, which I answered. If not for that, you > > > would not have > > > > >> received > > > > >> > any of my blessings." "Tell me", the first man asked > > > the voice, > > > "what > > > > >> did > > > > >> > he pray for that I should owe him anything?" > > > > >> > > > > > >> > "He prayed that all your prayers be answered." > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > > ********************************************************************* > > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com