THE LORD'S PRAYER
IN PERSPECTIVE
I cannot pray "OUR,"
....if my faith has no room for others and their need.
I cannot pray "FATHER,"
....if I do not demonstrate this relationship to God
in my daily living.
I cannot pray "WHO ART IN HEAVEN,"
....if all of my interests and pursuits are
in earthly things.
I cannot pray "HALLOWED BE THY NAME,"
....if I am not striving for God's help
to be holy.
I cannot pray "THY KINGDOM COME,"
....if I am unwilling to accept God's rule
in my life.
I cannot pray "THY WILL BE DONE,"
....if I am unwilling or resentful of having
it in my life.
I cannot pray "ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN,"
....unless I am truly ready to
give myself to God's
service here and now.
I cannot pray "GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD,"
....without expending honest
effort for it
or if I would withhold from my neighbor
the bread I receive.
I cannot pray "FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES
AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO
TRESPASS
AGAINST US,"
....if I continue to harbor a grudge against anyone.
I cannot pray "LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION,"
....if I deliberately choose to
remain in situations
where I am likely to be tempted.
I cannot pray "DELIVER US FROM EVIL,"
....if I am not prepared to fight for
the quality of my life
and that of others through watchful prayer.
I cannot pray "THINE IS THE KINGDOM,"
....if I am unwilling to obey the King.
I cannot pray "THINE IS THE POWER AND THE GLORY,"
....if I am seeking power
for myself and my own glory first.
I cannot pray 'FOREVER AND EVER,"
....if I am too anxious about each day's
affairs.
I cannot pray "AMEN,"
....unless I honestly say "Not MY will, but THY will
be
done, let it be so."
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IN PERSPECTIVE
I cannot pray "OUR,"
....if my faith has no room for others and their need.
I cannot pray "FATHER,"
....if I do not demonstrate this relationship to God
in my daily living.
I cannot pray "WHO ART IN HEAVEN,"
....if all of my interests and pursuits are in earthly things.
I cannot pray "HALLOWED BE THY NAME,"
....if I am not striving for God's help to be holy.
I cannot pray "THY KINGDOM COME,"
....if I am unwilling to accept God's rule in my life.
I cannot pray "THY WILL BE DONE,"
....if I am unwilling or resentful of having it in my life.
I cannot pray "ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN,"
....unless I am truly ready to give myself to God's
service here and now.
I cannot pray "GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD,"
....without expending honest effort for it
or if I would withhold from my neighbor
the bread I receive.
I cannot pray "FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES
AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO
TRESPASS AGAINST US,"
....if I continue to harbor a grudge against anyone.
I cannot pray "LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION,"
....if I deliberately choose to remain in situations
where I am likely to be tempted.
I cannot pray "DELIVER US FROM EVIL,"
....if I am not prepared to fight for the quality of my life
and that of others through watchful prayer.
I cannot pray "THINE IS THE KINGDOM,"
....if I am unwilling to obey the King.
I cannot pray "THINE IS THE POWER AND THE GLORY,"
....if I am seeking power for myself and my own glory first.
I cannot pray 'FOREVER AND EVER,"
....if I am too anxious about each day's affairs.
I cannot pray "AMEN,"
....unless I honestly say "Not MY will, but THY will
be done, let it be so."
....if my faith has no room for others and their need.
I cannot pray "FATHER,"
....if I do not demonstrate this relationship to God
in my daily living.
I cannot pray "WHO ART IN HEAVEN,"
....if all of my interests and pursuits are in earthly things.
I cannot pray "HALLOWED BE THY NAME,"
....if I am not striving for God's help to be holy.
I cannot pray "THY KINGDOM COME,"
....if I am unwilling to accept God's rule in my life.
I cannot pray "THY WILL BE DONE,"
....if I am unwilling or resentful of having it in my life.
I cannot pray "ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN,"
....unless I am truly ready to give myself to God's
service here and now.
I cannot pray "GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD,"
....without expending honest effort for it
or if I would withhold from my neighbor
the bread I receive.
I cannot pray "FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES
AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO
TRESPASS AGAINST US,"
....if I continue to harbor a grudge against anyone.
I cannot pray "LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION,"
....if I deliberately choose to remain in situations
where I am likely to be tempted.
I cannot pray "DELIVER US FROM EVIL,"
....if I am not prepared to fight for the quality of my life
and that of others through watchful prayer.
I cannot pray "THINE IS THE KINGDOM,"
....if I am unwilling to obey the King.
I cannot pray "THINE IS THE POWER AND THE GLORY,"
....if I am seeking power for myself and my own glory first.
I cannot pray 'FOREVER AND EVER,"
....if I am too anxious about each day's affairs.
I cannot pray "AMEN,"
....unless I honestly say "Not MY will, but THY will
be done, let it be so."
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