This is a forward thing I got from my mom or her husband. It's not that great, but weird that it goes along w/ all the island posts today.

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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,
> > there
> > >was 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."
> > >
> > >For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers
> alone,
> >
> >
> > but
> > >those of another praying for us.
> > >
> > >This is too good not to share. With obedience comes blessings.
> > >
> > >My prayer for you today is that all your prayers are answered.
> > >Be blessed.
> > >"What you do for others is more important than what you do for
> > yourself"

Well this is the only island thing I have seen-funny how I am not surprised that it concerns god and praying. Seems to be yet another excuse for you to spout off your preachy shit.

hmmmm..............

"SpiderPlanet

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Member # 1283

posted April 12, 2005 08:37 AM
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If I'm not mistaken, those were your answers for the question: what would you bring to an island or whatever. There were also the posts about 10 cds you'd bring to an island.

If I was going to "spout off my preachy shit", it would be something a lot better than this one. I truly only put it up because of the other 2 island ones & would have posted it even if they were praying to buddah (sp?) or someone.

I guess I should have put a warning in the title or put it in the drama section. Before anyone else decides to have a problem, I'd just like to say that some people DO find my "preachy shit" useful. There have been a couple of people that I have been pm'ing back & forth with about christianity.

Bingo, dear. Bingo.
Ange

Uh, HELLO!! Did no one else see the other two island posts?

I thought the forward was a cute story. I am not Christian, but I do pray to the higher power often. Thanks for sharing!

-Aly-

I didn't see the other island things either ... then again, I haven't been in any other forum 'cept CA today. Maybe aborn could link them since she alone apparently knows what she's talking about.

What do you mean "she alone?" I certainly know what she was talking about. One post was called "Island Discs", and was about posting 10 cds you would take with you if you were stranded on an island. The other post was made by Natey Cakes, and asked what three things you would take with you if you were stranded on a desert island.

-Aly-

I know what she's talking about and so fucking what if she wanted to share a cute story with us. I enjoyed it very much by the way aborn22. Why do people get so offended on here if someone mentions ANYTHING about God? Me and Aborn22 doesnt complain whatsoever if someone says anything about the DEVIL!

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Please, do show me where anyone in the last month has assuaged the GO community with posts about the devil. I must have missed them, and would dearly love to see them all. Hell, any post in the last month that talks about the devil would be a fabulous thing for me to read...please, provide me with links to these topics, as I cannot seem to find them.

-Jenn