Prayers
Introduction
An unexpected conversation: "Do not interrupt me, I pray!"
Our Father, Who art in Heaven ...
Yes?
Do not interrupt me!
I pray.
But you kept
addressed?
I approached you?
Uh ... no, not
really.
- We just pray this way: Our Father, Who art in Heaven.
There again!
You call me
to start a conversation, right? So,
what's the point?
Hallowed be Thy name ...
Are you serious?
What should I think
seriously?
Whether
you want that my name is really sacred.
You know what that means?
It means ...
it means ...
My goodness, I do not
know what it means! How should
I know?
It
means that you want to honour me, that my name is valuable to you.
Aha. Hm,
yes, I understand.
- Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, ...
You're doing something
about it?
That your will
will happen?
Of course!
I regularly go to church, I pay community contribution and sacrifice mission.
I
want more: that your life is in order, that your habits
disappear,
with whom you go on
the nerves of others, that you learn thinking from the others standpoint
and for others, that all
everyone is helped and that they come to the recognition
of
the truth, even your boss and your teacher.
I want that the sick are healed,
that the hungry
are fed, that mourners are comforted and that captives are freed, cause for all
what
are you doing to these people, but you do for me.
Why do you
reproach just me with these issues?
What do you mean, how many rich ass hypocrites
sit in the churches.
But look at them!
Excuse me!
I thought you really pray so that my reign will come
and my will is
done. This starts
in fact very personally with that one who asks.
Only
if you want the same thing as me, you'll be an ambassador of my kingdom.
That makes sense.
I can now pray even
further?
Give us this day our daily bread ...
You're overweight, man!
Your request
includes your obligation to do something about it,
that
the millions of hungry people in the world
get
for their daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who
trespass against us
...
And Heinz?
Heinz?
Now, why you start with
that person!
You know that he has embarrassed me publicly that he gave me so
arrogantly confronts
every time
that I'm already angry before he expresses his
condescending remarks. And he knows
it!
He takes me not serious, he dances around me on the nose, this guy has ...
I know, I know.
- And your prayer?
I meant not so.
At least you're honest.
Do you
actually enjoy
walking around with so much bitterness
and
dislike in the belly?
It
makes me sick!
I will heal you.
Forgive Heinz,
then I forgive you. Then arrogance and hatred is Heinz's sin, not yours.
Perhaps
you are losing money, certainly a piece of your image, but it will bring peace into
your heart.
Hm
- I do not know if I can overcome it.
I'll help you.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
...
Nothing
rather than that!
Please avoid people or situations, through which you are tempted.
What do you mean?
You know
your weak points.
Non-binding, financial behaviour,
aggression,
education.
Give the tempter no chance!
Oh.
- I think this is the hardest Our Father, I
ever
prayed.
But for the first time it has something to do with my everyday life.
Nice!
We thrive.
Just pray to the end.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Do you know,
what I find beautiful?
When
people like you begin to take me seriously,
begin to
really pray, to follow me and then do what is my will.
When
they realize that their work for the coming of my kingdom
ultimately even makes
themselves happy!
+++
Author unknown.
Prayer recognized?
This person wanted to reel off with good will "Our Father" and found himself
unexpectedly in a critical dialogue with his divine partner. Hence,
prayer is always a conversation with our Creator-Father!
An own small
collection of prayers is compiled
here;
for more prayers follow the subsequent links.
1. Basic prayers