Prayers

I cannot say "Our" if my faith has no room for others and their needs.

I cannot say "Father" if I do not demonstrate this relationship in my daily life.

I cannot say "who art in Heaven" if all my interests and pursuits are in earthly things.

I cannot say "hallowed be Thy name" if I, who am called by his name am not holy.

I cannot say "Thy Kingdom come" if I am unwilling to give up my own sovereignty and accept the righteous reign of God.

I cannot say "Thy will be done" if I am unwilling or resentful of having it in my life.

I cannot say "on Earth as it is in Heaven" unless I am truly ready to give myself to his service here and now.

I cannot say "give us this day our daily bread" without expending honest effort for it or by ignoring the genuine needs of my fellow men.

I cannot say "forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us" if I continue to harbor a grudge against anyone.

I cannot say "lead us not into temptation" if I deliberately choose to remain in a situation where I am likely to be tempted.

I cannot say "deliver us from evil" if I am not prepared to fight in the spiritual realm with the weapon of prayer.

I cannot say "Thine is the kingdom" if I do not give the King the disciplined obedience of a loyal subject.

I cannot say "Thine is the power" if I fear what my neighbors do or say to me.

I cannot say "Thine is the glory" if I am seeking my own glory first.

I cannot say "forever" if I am anxious about each day's events.

I cannot say "Amen" unless I honestly say "Cost what it may, this is my prayer."

Author Unknown
Sent in The Name of Love and Peace by Prince of Earth Indepndence