"Here there is no man, there is no woman, No self, no person, and no consciousness. Labelling 'male' or 'female' has no essence, But deceives evil-minded world."

And she made following vow: "There are many who desire Enlightenment in a man's body, but none who work for benefit of sentient beings in body of a woman. Therefore, until samsara is empty, I shall work for benefit of sentient beings in a woman's body!"

Reciting powerful mantra of Chenrenzig daily (108 times) and dedicating merits to all sentient beings, especially your loved ones, will calm your fears, soothe your worries and have your prayers answered: OM MANI PADME HUM (the most famous Mantra in world)

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I figured this was probably point where I needed to start listening for Lord...

He went on to say that his neighbor had put her first-born baby in her car trying to escape rapidly rising waters, and found automobile and her baby underwater after running back into house to grab a few items to save.

"She's still a wreck emotionally," Jose said. "I don't think she'll ever get over it. And, my wife and kids just finished putting our place back together, finally."

I looked down at my replaceable wet carpet and realized, like usual, God had shown up to teach me a valuable lesson.

Folks, our God is good all time. We are abundantly blessed and have so much to be thankful for in every situation. He is just as worthy of our praise when a situation seems to turn sour as he is when everything is rosy.

I asked Jose what part of town he lived in, and he indicated it was in a neighborhood very close to my church.

"I spent night in your church sanctuary, you all gave us food, a place to stay, shots for kids," he said. "You all were wonderful."

I actually hadn't even joined my church when Tropical Storm Allison hit Houston in June, 2001. Twenty-one people lost their lives, and scores of Houstonians lost their homes and all their possessions.

I would spend remainder of that Saturday vacuuming wet carpet, thanking Jesus that I was not one of them.

Being blessed is a matter of perspective, isn't it? Think about places in world where residents would see any one of us as living like a king.

Sometimes, we just need a little reminder of how good we have it.

Did you get out of bed this morning? Do you have eyes that allow you to read this page? Do you have a place to sleep tonight, and food to eat before you go to bed? Do you have family and friends that love you?

Is your name written in Lamb's Book of Life?

If you can answer "yes" to any of above questions, it sounds like someone is abundantly blessed by God!

Let's all remember to maintain that attitude of praise and gratitude. I don't know your situation or challenges you face today, but I bet you could find something to thank him for right now.