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  • [Cerita] God will rescue me….

    A missionary priest works in rural India among the poor. The monsoons come and the Villagers warn him that the river is rising and he must come with them to the shelters in the hills, but the missionary refuses to go, saying “God will rescue me so that you may have faith.” The river keeps rising, the priest climbs on a local roof to stay dry and a rescue boat crew comes, telling him to get in and they will bring him to safety. The priest refuses, saying “God will rescue me so that you may have faith.”
    The river rises and the priest is perched on the building chimney. A rescue helicopter comes to save him, but he says “God will rescue me so that you may have faith.”

    The priest drowns and stands before God at judgement and says “Lord, I don’t understand! I had such faith that you would save me, why am I here so young?”

    God says “What? I sent you smart villagers, a rescue boat and a helicopter. What did you expect, an engraved invitation?”

  • [Cerita]Kuasa Doa

    Seorang pengusaha sukses jatuh di kamar mandi dan akhirnya stroke. Sudah 7 malam dirawat di RS di ruang ICU. Di saat orang-orang terlelap dalam mimpi malam, dalam dunia roh seorang malaikat menghampiri si pengusaha yang terbaring tak berdaya.

    Malaikat memulai pembicaraan, “Kalau dalam waktu 24 jam ada 50 orang berdoa buat kesembuhanmu, maka kau akan hidup. Dan sebaliknya jika dalam 24 jam jumlah yang aku tetapkan belum terpenuhi, itu artinya kau akan meninggal dunia!

    “Kalau hanya mencari 50 orang, itu mah gampang .. . ” kata si pengusaha ini dengan yakinnya.

    Setelah itu Malaikat pun pergi dan berjanji akan datang 1 jam sebelum batas waktu yang sudah disepakati.

    Tepat pukul 23:00, Malaikat kembali mengunjunginya; dengan antusiasnya si pengusaha bertanya, “Apakah besok pagi aku sudah pulih? Pastilah banyak yang berdoa buat aku, jumlah karyawan yang aku punya lebih dari 2000 orang, jadi kalau hanya mencari 50 orang yang berdoa pasti bukan persoalan yang sulit”.

    Dengan lembut si Malaikat berkata, “Anakku, aku sudah berkeliling mencari suara hati yang berdoa buatmu tapi sampai saat ini baru 3 orang yang berdoa buatmu, sementara waktumu tinggal 60 menit lagi. Rasanya mustahil kalau dalam waktu dekat ini ada 50 orang yang berdoa buat kesembuhanmu”.

    Tanpa menunggu reaksi dari si pengusaha, si malaikat menunjukkan layar besar berupa TV siapa 3 orang yang berdoa buat kesembuhannya. Di layar itu terlihat wajah duka dari sang istri, di sebelahnya ada 2 orang anak kecil, putra putrinya yang berdoa dengan khusuk dan tampak ada tetesan air mata di pipi mereka”.

    Kata Malaikat, “Aku akan memberitahukanmu,kenapa Tuhan rindu memberikanmu kesempatan kedua? Itu karena doa istrimu yang tidak putus-putus berharap akan kesembuhanmu”

    Kembali terlihat dimana si istri sedang berdoa jam 2:00 subuh, ” Tuhan, aku tahu kalau selama hidupnya suamiku bukanlah suami atau ayah yang baik! Aku tahu dia sudah mengkhianati pernikahan kami, aku tahu dia tidak jujur dalam bisnisnya, dan kalaupun dia memberikan sumbangan, itu hanya untuk popularitas saja untuk menutupi perbuatannya yang tidak benar dihadapanMu. Tapi Tuhan, tolong pandang anak-anak yang telah Engkau titipkan pada kami, mereka masih membutuhkan seorang ayah. Hamba tidak mampu membesarkan mereka seorang diri.”

    Dan setelah itu istrinya berhenti berkata-kata tapi air matanya semakin deras mengalir di pipinya yang kelihatan tirus karena kurang istirahat”.

    Melihat peristiwa itu, tampa terasa, air mata mengalir di pipi pengusaha ini. Timbul penyesalan bahwa selama ini bahwa dia bukanlah suami yang baik. Dan ayah yang menjadi contoh bagi anak-anaknya. Malam ini dia baru menyadari betapa besar cinta istri dan anak-anak padanya.

    Waktu terus bergulir, waktu yang dia miliki hanya 10 menit lagi, melihat waktu yang makin sempit semakin menangislah si pengusaha ini, penyesalan yang luar biasa. Tapi waktunya sudah terlambat ! Tidak mungkin dalam waktu 10 menit ada yang berdoa 47 orang !

    Dengan setengah bergumam dia bertanya,”Apakah diantara karyawanku, kerabatku, teman bisnisku, teman organisasiku tidak ada yang berdoa buatku?”

    Jawab si Malaikat, ” Ada beberapa yang berdoa buatmu.Tapi mereka tidak tulus. Bahkan ada yang mensyukuri penyakit yang kau derita saat ini. Itu semua karena selama ini kamu arogan, egois dan bukanlah atasan yang baik. Bahkan kau tega memecat karyawan yang tidak bersalah”.

    Si pengusaha tertunduk lemah, dan pasrah kalau malam ini adalah malam yang terakhir buat dia. Tapi dia minta waktu sesaat untuk melihat anak dan si istri yang setia menjaganya sepanjang malam. Air matanya tambah deras, ketika melihat anaknya yang sulung tertidur di kursi rumah sakit dan si istri yang kelihatan lelah juga tertidur di kursi sambil memangku si bungsu.

    Ketika waktu menunjukkan pukul 24:00, tiba-tiba si Malaikat berkata, “AnakkuTuhan melihat air matamu dan penyesalanmu!! Kau tidak jadi meninggal,karena ada 47 orang yang berdoa buatmu tepat jam 24:00”.

    Dengan terheran-heran dan tidak percaya, si pengusaha bertanya siapakah yang 47 orang itu. Sambil tersenyum si Malaikat menunjukkan suatu tempat yang pernah dia kunjungi bulan lalu.

    Bukankah itu Panti Asuhan? kata si pengusaha pelan. “Benar anakku, kau pernah memberi bantuan bagi mereka beberapa bulan yang lalu, walau aku tahu tujuanmu saat itu hanya untuk mencari popularitas saja dan untuk menarik perhatian pemerintah dan investor luar negeri. ”

    “Tadi pagi, salah seorang anak panti asuhan tersebut membaca di koran kalau seorang pengusaha terkena stroke dan sudah 7 hari di ICU. Setelah melihat gambar di koran dan yakin kalau pria yang sedang koma adalah kamu, pria yang pernah menolong mereka dan akhirnya anak-anak panti asuhan sepakat berdoa buat kesembuhanmu. ”

    Doa sangat besar kuasanya. Tak jarang seseorang malas dengan mengatakan tidak punya waktu untuk berdoa. Mulai saat ini buatlah komitmen untuk berdoa secara rutin. Pergunakanlah waktumu untuk berdoa bagi dirimu sendiri dan bagi saudara dan bagi orang-orang lain yang memerlukan doamu. Ingatlah anda juga memerlukan doa mereka juga. Yuk saling mendoakan dengan tulus.

  • Nilai dari Usaha

    One young man went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the initial interview, and now would meet the director for the final interview. The director discovered from his CV that the youth’s academic achievements were excellent. He asked, “Did you obtain any scholarships in school?” the youth answered “no”.
    ” Was it your father who paid for your school fees?”
    “My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.” he replied.
    ” Where did your mother work?”
    “My mother worked as clothes cleaner.”

    The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.

    ” Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?”
    “Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Besides, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.”

    The director said, “I have a request. When you go home today, go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.”

    The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back home, he asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to her son. The youth cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother winced when he touched it.

    This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fees. The bruises in the mother’s hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his education, his school activities and his future. After cleaning his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother. That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.

    Next morning, the youth went to the director’s office. The Director noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes, when he asked: “Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?”

    The youth answered,” I cleaned my mother’s hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes. I know now what appreciation is. Without my mother, I would not be who I am today. By helping my mother, only now do I realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done on your own. And I have come to appreciate the importance and value of helping one’s family.

    The director said, “This is what I am looking for in a manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life.”

    “You are hired.”

    This young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and worked as a team. The company’s performance improved tremendously.

    A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop an “entitlement mentality” and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent’s efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may be good academically, they may be successful for a while, but eventually they would not feel a sense of achievement. They will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more.

    If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying our children instead? You can let your child live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch on a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your child learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.