Following Jesus
Prayer
My dear, you heard about Pratap, no? Really! Wasn't it wonderful!
Yes, dad, we really prayed sincerely to Jesus...
...to have mercy on Bhadri's family...
...and Pratap's condition began to improve!
Thank you a million times, Jesus!
He has done wonders.
So what are going to ask for today?
Brand new clothes and lot's of books.
Don't you have enough clothes already?
I do have them, but for other people.
Don't stop her, let her ask.
If you ask anything with a sincere heart you will receive.
You mean the meaning of prayer is, we can talk with God anytime,
and for anything.
That is the meaning of praying, to talk to God.
We pour our hearts, and God replies.
He explains, gives us peace.
But one thing is important that one must always remember God...
...and not only remember Him in times of need.
Otherwise that relationship between Him and us, that will end.
Exactly.
But I will not stop talking, and yes, that relationship between us...
...that lack of love will always be a painful thing.
Because I would like to know more from you, whatever you are doing...
...what is happening in your life.
It is true. I love sitting down and having a chat with you.
And when you listen to me attentively, it makes me very happy.
And just imagine, if one of us wasn't around, life would be meaningless.
It is very important to share love and affection between us.
It gives me great happiness to see such love.
Maya shares her thoughts, shares happiness,
our relationship with God is also similar.
He is like our father, One who loves us so much...
...that it is impossible even to understand.
No father could ever express this kind of love...
Such love that shows that He cares.
It all sounds very strange and difficult...
...meaning, talking and listening to God sounds a little unbelievable,
However, this practice gradually starts improving.
As the days go by, I find myself getting closer to God.
Exactly like the bond of love between two individuals...
...that grows and strengthens gradually.
Jesus told His disciples that whatever they ask for... will be granted.
Only you must seek Him. When you knock at His door, it will open.
Ballu! Ballu! open the door! Ballu!
Who is it at this hour of the night?
It is me, me. Its Golu.
You? At this hour? Is everything all right?
Do you have something at your home to eat?
Look, some guests have come to our home
and we don't have anything to offer them.
Oh my! What can I do at this hour?
My wife is asleep. How can I wake her up?
Ballu, we have to do something. The guests are very hungry.
What will they say if they don't get any food to eat?
it's a matter of my reputation.
Come on, man. She is very tired working whole day.
No, I don't think I'll be able to help you
Ballu please don’t say no, you are my only hope now.
Listen to me... please don't worry. I will cook some food for you.
So... with God also it is something very similar.
Whenever you are in need for something, ask for it.
After all God has said, ask once, ask twice, ask three times...
...because He is our Father who resides in heaven,
...who is like any other father, and always wants to give us more.
But dad, people ask God for many things.
Some want a house, others ask for food and so many other things, but..
But what?
But now dad you just look, you know what happens?
Why doesn’t everyone get everything, this is your question?
Exactly.
You see, it is not easy to answer this question. But Jesus Himself has said:
"Ask with a pure heart, have complete faith in God Almighty...
"...and keep on asking Him."
This is very true, dad. I remember Jesus’ parable of the mustard seed.
O you of little faith.
Make our faith greater.
If you had faith as big as a mustard seed, you could say
to this mulberry tree,
"Pull yourself up by the roots and plant yourself in the sea,"
and it would obey you.
Jesus had also taught His disciples and followers to pray correctly.
O Lord, Thou who resides in the whole universe.
Mighty God, we come in to Your Presence this evening hour.
We acknowledge You as the Lord of Heaven and earth.
Your ways and Your will is above all. Take control of all our lives.
Food, clothing and all the necessities of our life.
Forgive us our sins we may have committed, knowingly
or unknowingly,
And enable us that we may be able to,
to forgive all those who have wronged us.
Please keep us away from greed and wrong doing.
We offer our lives and all that we have, we offer to You.
Because everything is given to us by You.
Heaven and earth, everything belongs to You.
We are indebted to Him, that is why we remember him so sincerely.
And we say...our body, our soul, fulfill the needs of both, O Lord.
And in the end we offer our thanks to Him,
because He responds to every single prayer of ours.
You are the Master. You are the Messiah
You are the Master and Messiah. All of creation belongs to You
All of creation belongs to You. All of creation belongs to You.
You are the Master and Messiah.
All of creation belongs to You. All of creation belongs to You.
All of creation belongs to You. All of creation belongs to You.
He who trusts in You Will never be forsaken
He will never be left alone
Will never be left alone
Will never be left alone
Will never be left alone
You are the Master and Messiah All of creation belongs to You.
All of creation belongs to You
All of creation belongs to You
He who trusts in You Will never be forsaken
He will never be left alone
He will never be left alone
You are the Master and Messiah All of creation belongs to You.
All of creation belongs to You
Dad
Hmm?
Please tell me one thing. How does God talk to us?
Hmm.. Come... Leela, Roopa, Maya, you too come... sit, come.
Gopi is asking, how does God talk to us.
He has so many ways.
Like, they showed in the movie.
These are true incidents and stories. Words of wisdom.
They are written in a big book or Scripture.
If you read them, you will feel as though God Himself is narrating
There is truth in each and every word. So we realize His hidden power.
What kind of powers, dad?
It's amazing! Such a vast universe, such a huge world.
The high mountains and the deep seas
Where do you think they have come from?
At night, millions of stars begin to sparkle
The blazing sun rises... from where?
This is the power of that Lord Almighty
Jesus’ every word, every saying, has that power.
Remember, this is why Jesus said to a handicapped person,
get up and walk.
Yes! And he started walking!
Hmm. This is that power in every letter of that book, every word.
How our body lives ,and our soul, everything is written.
For once if people understand all these things,
then the thing called fear will vanish forever.
It is written, we are united with God every moment.
Nothing can separate us.
Whether it is death, disease, one's sorrows,
God's love will always hold us.
That's right! But it's very difficult to have faith and walk the spiritual path.
Joy and sorrow, good and evil always go hand in hand.
But the color of sorrow and evil is such that it washes off
the presence of joy and gladness.
While the birth of a child brings joy, on the other hand,
there's sadness when an elder person passes away.
When we look around, we can only see sorrow, sickness and evil.
What you are saying is correct, but God supports us at every step.
Jesus has said, that we should love God with a true heart and mind.
You belong to Him, and He is yours and yes... He has also said...
...that the way you love your own self,
is the same way you should love your neighbor as well.
Do it and see! If one can do even this much,
then you will see the whole village will be transformed.
This should first change the hearts of our local leaders.
Jesus too wanted the same thing:
To change the hearts of those in authority.
So dad...
what does it mean when it says that you should love your neighbor
as much as you love yourself?
The meaning is very simple, man wants everything for himself.
He should desire for his neighbors too.
What will you gain by making yourself happy or successful?
In theory all this sounds very good, dad, as if it were heaven on earth.
But where do we see such a change in humans?
I remember... Jesus too had said something similar.
Remember all the flowers that are blooming.
They simply spread fragrance,
they don't worry about the fact whether they look good or not.
Nor do they ever worry... what they should eat, what to drink.
God Almighty has created them...
...has nurtured them, they simply spread their colors around.
Don't say such things, dad. I am reminded of our fields.
We should not worry about that at all.
Just ask yourself this question:
...all this beauty, flowing rivers, high mountains,
this greenery trees, plants, fragrant flowers, that surrounds us all ...
...when you see them, don't you realize,
how much God is taking care of us?
He is concerned about us.
If you have understood this... then you will realize...
...that He cares for us much more than those flowers...
...which bloom and then wilt away.
He loves us much more than those birds who fly high in the sky.
Haven't you heard of the examples given by Jesus?
take no thought in your life for what you shall eat,
nor for your body what you shall wear.
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.
Consider the ravens:
They neither sow nor reap, have neither storehouse nor barn,
yet God feeds them.
Of how much more worth are you than the birds?
Which of you, by being anxious,
can add to the length of your life?
If you cannot do such a small thing,
why do you worry about the rest?
Consider the lilies, how they grow.
They neither toil nor spin,
yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like a single one of them.
If God
so clothes the wild grass today which tomorrow is thrown into a fire,
how much more sure is He to clothe you,
This the language of God. These are not mere words, but a way of life.
It is not enough to just understand or believe them.
It is important to apply them in our lives.
Jesus' name dispels everything that’s evil.
Understand how the Lord reveals Himself
He has spread the miracle of love all around.
You can find His expression in the colors of nature.
Every color of this world is reflected on His face
Every color of this world is reflected on His face
