Friday 4 September 2015

PRAYER BRINGS VICTORY



        PRAYER BRINGS VICTORY



My husband and I eagerly planned to visit Hyderabad for a workshop on marital life.  Our previous workshop  marriage had been a game changer and we quite looked forward to it.  Our marriage had transformed after the first workshop from an average marriage to a deeply satisfying experience. There was much expectation because this workshop was to help us with a deeper connect and greater level of intimacy.    
When you are headed to such a great game changing event purchasing railway tickets and packing do not burden. It was just a part of the joy.   
My husband being a journalist told me that Cantonment was the nearest point from where we could board the train considering that we stayed in Ulsoor and Majestic was nearly 30 minutes by autorickshaw while Cantonment was a mere 15 minutes.
I recall when we went to the follow up sessions after the first workshop on marriage there would be sudden obstacles that would prevent us from participating. It was like someone did not want our marriage to be more intimate.
When my husband and myself started we prayed for the autorickshaw that it might ferry us safely and when going we expected some obstacle like a traffic jam which was the reason we left early. We prayed that there be no traffic jam and sure enough there was none. The ride was smooth and we reached Cantonment station early, well within time.  Surprise the autorickshaw driver was a kind man and did not overcharge us. Great!   
But there was a nasty surprise waiting for us.  When we asked someone where the train would arrive they exclaimed that the Rajdhani Express does not stop here. We looked at the time and there was less than 30minutes left to reach Majestic. It was rush hour. Quickly we jumped into an autorickshaw and pleaded with the driver that we had to rush to Majestic. After what seemed like an eternity the autorickshaw  drew near Majestic and we were stuck in a signal. We calculated the time and there were just a few minutes left. We paid the autorickshaw at the signal even as he waited for the signal to turn green and started to run.
As we ran on the road carrying our luggage, I reminded myself that I need to exercise because I just couldn’t  run with my husband who outran me and went to the station and to my horror we had missed each other. I took another route and he was not anywhere around. I just kept going and ran to the train. What good would it be if I missed the train and he managed to board it   Pulling the chain was no option because it would mean punishment or fine for us.  I just rushed to the train and there I found it and boarded it. And what a great surprise was waiting for me. I found my husband in the train. As we heaved a sigh of relief the train moved. It was one of the sweetest train journeys of our life.

BY

Mrs. ARATHI

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