(From "Prayer Discourses" by Pyarelal)
God does not come down in person to relieve suffering. He works through
human agency. Therefore, prayer to God, to enable one to relieve the suffering
of others, must mean a longing and readiness on one's part to labour for it.
The prayer is not exclusive. It is not restricted to one's own caste or
community. It is all inclusive. It comprehends the whole of humanity. Its
realization would thus mean the establishment of the Kingdom of Heaven on
earth.
Harijan, 28-4-'46, p. 111
The utter generosity of the poor humbles us. They give rice to every mendicant even when their rice is getting over. That is what they are defined by.
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