Strength of A Prayer

 Strength of a Prayer.

- Dr Tripti Milind Galgali, Hubli.

Prayer....

A faith, A Trust.

As kids ,we all have been taught by elders to offer prayers.

Unknowingly, I would fold hands and close eyes.

I was a 3 or 4yr old.Family had gone to Mantralayam to offer prayers to Shree Guru Raghavendraswamy ji.

I liked a compass box and asked my father to buy it for me. 

My father told me" Pray to Swamyji and He will give it to you."

Innocence of a child...I prayed loudly " Swamyji, please please  please give me a compass box.I promise will get 1st rank."

A couple, a relative, got so overwhelmed by my innocent prayers.....

They gifted me a Green colored plastic compass box.

The whole family even today remembers this episode fondly.

Prayers became a Ritual in later life.

Prayers give you inner peace.The inner strength and determination to focus upon right things in life.

As a Doctor and an Anaesthesiologist, Emmergency is very common and so is critical care.

Faith in a Doctors skills  is necessary for me as a Doctor , for myself and for my patients in me.

But Trust in that Super Power above all of us.....depends upon one's belief. 

My Trust in Prayer became even more strong when I started Palliative care Medicine. 

When advanced stages of cancer puts you on an irreversible point in life....Prayers give you the inner strength to face that stage....

For both Doctor and Patient. 

My belief in Prayers became more strengthened on becoming a Mother.....especially when your kid gains strength in his/ her wings ready to fly.

As from then....a Mother has to just watch the flight of her baby....and silently see where the force of wind takes and the path of his or her journey. From then,Mother can only Pray for her kid's safe journey. 

Before I begin my day, Prayers for a safe day ahead.....

Before I sleep, Prayers of gratitude for a fruitful day.......

When life challenges you....

When destiny makes you helpless....and closes all doors for you......

Prayers give you hope of light coming from a partly open window.

Prayers help you to trust yourself and your capabilities. 

OM Tat Sat....

Om Tat Sat......