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With a name like Prarthana (which means Prayer in Hindi), 'prayer' is something I tend to think about often. It is one of those things that transcends most religious, and cultural barriers. Most people have no issues praying for the more generic, widespread things - like World Peace, Hunger relief, End to Poverty, Healing for the sick (both personal, and general in this case) etc. Some go a step further and pray for more specific things - Job security, better housing, a promotion, good grades etc. The truly spiritual will pray for even more specific, truly personal things - That God's Will is done, Spiritual growth, supporting missions, etc. All of the above are good, noble prayers and as Christians, should be part of our prayer life. However, this year God has introduced me to a whole new dimension of Prayer - "Little things". The little things that don't really matter, and probably have no global significance whatsoever, the things that are special only...

Remember the Parable of the Talents? Here's a quick recap (Matt 25.14-30), if you don't need one, then just skip to the next para! A Master goes away on a trip and before he does he gives 5 talents to one servant, 2 to the second and 1 to the third. The first one traded with his talents and earned 5 more talents to add to the original 5, the second did something similar and was able to earn 2 more talents for his master. The third on the other hand, decided all this was too risky and dug a hole in the ground and buried his talents there. Well, the master returns and he is very pleased with the first two servants who used their talents so profitably, he rewards them by entrusting them with more. When the third servant walks up and explains what he did with his talent the master is less than pleased with his efforts, and says that he should have at least invested the money with the bankers so it could earn interest. His one talent is then taken from him and given to the one who ...