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Frankly Speaking - September 25, 2019

September 25, 2019
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BY POPULAR REQUEST … the prayer I mentioned in the message on Sunday morning.

 
I cannot even tell you how I came across this prayer; only that it struck me in some way and that I felt led at one point to memorize it on my walks. It was probably the language that appealed to me, and the practicality of it. In some ways, it is almost an extension, with some variations, on the Lord’s Prayer. In fact, I usually combine it with the Lord’s Prayer, using it to riff on the “daily bread” petition. At any rate, using this is part of my daily “warm-up” routine has been very helpful for me. It is just one of several prayers that I usually go through every morning. Paradoxically, it is only then that I feel like I am ready to pray. Isn’t it odd that you have to pray in order to be able to pray?! Often I slow down in the various petitions and begin pondering and praying more about them as well. Since it is memorized and I do not have to think about what to pray, it has been anything but a burden. It has been freeing. It is a prayer I want to pray. And if, for some reason, I find myself unable to spend a lengthier time in prayer, going through this along with the Lord’s Prayer and a few others at least orients me properly for the day.
 
That is my experience. I would love to know about yours if you decide to “try it out and take it for a spin.” Let me hear from you!
 
Prayerfully,
Frank