Quality Matters And Not the Quantity!

[SS91]

Baba said, "God does not like big subscriptions and donations
collected against the wishes of the donors, but He likes ever
trifling amounts given with love, devotion and appreciation" in Sri
Sai Satcharitra, Ch.. XLVII

A King built a Cathedral in the middle ages. Many came forward with
their contributions. A poor widow had nothing to give. There were a
few worn out mats spread on the follor of her cottage. As bullock
carts, carrying marble for the temple, passed by her cottage, she fed
the bullocks with strands of straw which she pulled out of her mat
and breathed out the prayer, "Lord, this be my humble offering
towards the building of Your temple."

When the Cathedral was ready, a holy man came to consecrate it. He
said, "Last night, I had a dream. In the dream I heard a Voice say,
tell the people that the great Cathedral has been built not by the
king but by the poor widow who dwells by the side of the road leading
to the Cathedral."

The king was mystified. How could a poor widow build a huge
Cathedral? The widow was called for and asked what her contribution
had been.

"Nothing," answered the widow. "All I did was to give bits of straw
to the bullocks that carried the marble for the Cathedral."

The Lord asks of us not big things but little offerings made to Him
in devotion and love.

May our beloved Shirdi deva BLESS each one of us to do small things
with GREAT LOVE and DEVOTION and Keep all of us in His fold ALWAYS!


Jaisairam.

subhasrini
OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI!!!
Let us pray at the feet of Sai Baba who is the incarnation of all gods and protector of all, to show mercy on us, and increase our devotion towards him.