Quote from Forum Archives on January 25, 2006, 12:11 pm

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

"Teach Me To Pray"

 

   

 

Please teach me, Lord ...
I want to know
Exactly how to pray.
I need some words
Which ones are right?
Please tell me what to say.
 
I've bowed my head
I have knelt down,
But ... should I be upright?
 
I've closed my eyes,
I've raised my hands,
Or ... should I fold them tight?
 
Do I stand up?
Should I sit down?
Dear Lord ... what do you like?
 
Are lights turned on
Or are they off?
Maybe ... candle light?
Wear my glasses?
Take them off?
Be at my desk or table?
Should I whisper?
Speak out loud?
 
Do I quote the Bible?
What do you think about the time?
Do You prefer the dawn?
Should I pray fast,
 Or keep it slow?
Better short ... or long?
 
I'm new at this
What are the rules?
I want to do it right.
How do I know
You'll even hear
That I am in Your sight?
 
And while I sat there quietly,
Waiting for some sign,
I heard a gentle voice say,
 
"Oh, dearest child of mine ...
Do you think I really care
About the time of day,
Or whether you are standing up,
Or kneeling when you pray?"
 
"I don't care about your posture,
 Or about the place you choose;
Just open up your soul to me,
I have no other rules.
 
Tell me what is in your heart,
 And tell me what you seek;
 Tell me of your sorrows,
And of those things that made you weak."
 
"Speak to me in private
About what concerns you most;
I know about your good deeds ...
You have no need to boast.
 
My child, you don't need lessons,
 Just talk to me each day;
Tell me anything you want, dear child,
Anyone can pray."

 

 

"The Will of God"

 

 

The will of God will never take you,
Where the grace of God cannot keep you,
Where the arms of God cannot support you,
Where the riches of God cannot supply your needs,
Where the power of God cannot endow you.
 
The will of God will never take you,
Where the Spirit of God cannot work through you,
Where the wisdom of God cannot teach you,
Where the army of God cannot protect you,
Where the hands of God cannot mold you.
 
The will of God will never take you,
Where the love of God cannot enfold you,
Where the mercies of God cannot sustain you,
Where the peace of God cannot calm your fears,
Where the authority of God cannot overrule for you.
 
The will of God will never take you,
Where the comfort of God cannot dry your tears,
Where the Word of God cannot feed you,
Where the miracles of God cannot be done for you,
Where the omnipresence of God cannot find you.
 
"Everything happens for a purpose. We may not see
the wisdom of it all now, but trust and believe
in the Lord that everything is for the best."
 
The way to be anxious about nothing is to
be prayerful about everything.

 

 

Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara

 

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