God's Mercy

Paramahamsa Niranjanananda began the session with a short

introductory talk in which he spoke about the previous day's deluge
as God's mercy in the form of rain. He said, "This rain is a special
message for our spiritual upliftment. It is the message that only
God's mercy can make the mind pure, clean and calm. God's mercy,
God's consideration, is topmost in a person's life. However, it is
possible under the influence of pride or ego to forget God for a few
moments. When a person does this, God moves further away from
him.

"It was God's inspiration that enabled the volunteers and the
members of the managing committee to work throughout the night.
They arranged for chairs, removed the wet straw and wet carpets,
reinstated the pandal. We have given a good sign to God, because
we showed that we deserved his mercy and were ready to go to any
extent for it. I bow to such workers who put all their hearts into
invoking God's inspiration, blessings and strength, so as to perform
his work, for the benefit of the many, for the welfare of the many.
Observing this, we can tell the world that faith still lives on in the
hearts of men."