OT A guide to prayer

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A friend sent this today, and it blessed me. Sometimes things happen and we

want to pray about it, but cannot seem to focus. This is just a simple

guideline, an idea that may help in a time of need. Do with it as you will.

Does

anyone of a different faith have a guideline they would like to share? The

best way to peace, is understanding. Love, Marilyn

Sometimes we just do not know how to pray. Below is a good guideline. Relax

your mind and humble your heart to focus on Christ. Allow God, to be the only

person on your mind while you read this prayer. If we can take the time to

read long jokes, stories, etc., we should give the same respect to this prayer.

Friends that pray together, stay together.

Prayer submitted by Co-Editor Saundra Holcomb

Dear Lord, I thank You for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and

to hear this morning. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an

understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me.

Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not

pleasing to you. I ask now for Your forgiveness.

Please keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this day with

a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every

day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You.

Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things.

Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over. Let me

continue to see sin through God's eyes and acknowledge it as evil.. And when I

sin,

let me repent, and confess with my mouth my wrongdoing, and receive the

forgiveness of God.

And when this world closes in on me, let me remember Jesus' example -to slip

away and find a quiet place to pray. It's the best response when I'm pushed

beyond my limits. I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart.

Continue to use me to do Your will.

Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others. Keep me strong that

I may help the weak. Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement

for others. I pray for those that are lost and can't find their way. I pray for

those that are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who don't know

You intimately. I pray for those that will delete this without sharing it with

others. I pray for those that don't believe. But I thank you that I believe.

I believe that God changes people and God changes things. I pray for all my

sisters and brothers. For each and every family member in their households. I

pray for peace, love and joy in their homes that they are out of debt and all

their needs are met.

I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem,

circumstance, or situation greater than God.. Every battle is in Your hands for

You to

fight. I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that

sees

them and every mouth that confesses them willingly.

This is my prayer. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

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