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  document.writeln("<span class=\"body\"><b><span class=\"headings2\"><span class=\"actsititle\">The Weight of a Prayer</span></span></b><br>");
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document.writeln("</font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\'€œAnd my God will meet all your needs according to the");
document.writeln("riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.\'€<sup>1</sup></span></p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
document.writeln("</font><p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on");
document.writeln("her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in");
document.writeln("a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries. She softly");
document.writeln("explained that her husband was very ill and unable to work, they had seven");
document.writeln("children and they needed food. John Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and");
document.writeln("requested that she leave his store.</font></span></p><p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
document.writeln("<span style=\"color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">Visualizing the");
document.writeln("family needs, she said, \"Please, sir! I will bring you the money just as");
document.writeln("soon as I can.\"</font></span></font><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
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document.writeln("<span style=\"color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">John told her");
document.writeln("he could not give her credit, as she did not have a charge account at his");
document.writeln("store.</font></span></font><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
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document.writeln("<span style=\"color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">Standing beside");
document.writeln("the counter was a customer who overheard the conversation between the two. The");
document.writeln("customer walked forward and told the grocer that he would stand good for");
document.writeln("whatever she needed for her family.</font></span></font></p><p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
document.writeln("<span style=\"color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">The grocer said");
document.writeln("in a very reluctant voice, \"Do you have a grocery list?</font></span></font><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
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document.writeln("<span style=\"color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">Louise replied,");
document.writeln("\"Yes, sir.\" \"Okay,\" he said, \"put your grocery list on");
document.writeln("the scales and whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you that amount");
document.writeln("in groceries.\" Louise hesitated for a moment with a bowed head, then she");
document.writeln("reached into her purse and took out a piece of paper and scribbled something on");
document.writeln("it. She then laid the piece of paper on the scale carefully with her head still");
document.writeln("bowed.</font></span></font><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
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document.writeln("<span style=\"color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">The eyes of the");
document.writeln("grocer and the customer showed amazement when the scales went down and stayed");
document.writeln("down. The Grocer staring at the scales, turned slowly to the customer, and said");
document.writeln("begrudgingly, \"I can\'€™t believe it.\"</font></span></font></p><p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
document.writeln("<span style=\"color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">The customer");
document.writeln("smiled and the grocer started putting the groceries on the other side of the");
document.writeln("scales. The scale did not balance so he continued to put more and more");
document.writeln("groceries on them until the scales would hold no more. The grocer stood there");
document.writeln("in utter disgust. Finally, he grabbed the piece of paper from the scales and");
document.writeln("looked at it with greater amazement.</font></span></font><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
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document.writeln("<span style=\"color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">It was not a");
document.writeln("grocery list, it was a prayer which said, \"Dear Lord, you know my needs");
document.writeln("and I am leaving this in your hands.\" The Grocer gave her the groceries");
document.writeln("that he had placed on the scales and stood in stunned silence. Louise thanked");
document.writeln("him and left the store.</font></span></font><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
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document.writeln("<span style=\"color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">The customer");
document.writeln("handed a fifty-dollar bill to John as he said, \"It was worth every penny");
document.writeln("of it.\" It was sometime later that John Longhouse discovered the scales");
document.writeln("were broken; therefore, only God knows how much a prayer weighs.</font><sup><font size=\"2\">2</font></sup></span></font></p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
document.writeln("</font><p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">Suggested prayer: Dear God, thank you for knowing my needs");
document.writeln("before I even ask, and for caring for me so dearly. Help me believe that you");
document.writeln("will provide according to your will and help me pray confidently knowing that");
document.writeln("you hear me. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen. </font></span></p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
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