Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trw-unix!trwspp!urban From: urban@trwspp.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Miracles Message-ID: <68@trwspp.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Jun-83 08:13:01 EDT Article-I.D.: trwspp.68 Posted: Thu Jun 16 08:13:01 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Jun-83 04:26:48 EDT Lines: 13 Second-hand anecdote. A friend of mine tells of a student who was a believer in Nichiren Shoshu (sp?), in which the believers chant (a rather hypnotic droning) for miracles. To show him how it worked, she told him the story about how one morning she was on her way to school. Her car broke down, so she started to walk to school. Unfortunately, it started to rain, so she took shelter at a bus stop and began chanting while she tried to hitch a ride. Sure enough, a miracle: withing several minutes, someone picked her up. Sometimes a miracle just requires you to lower your expectations a little. Mike