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    138
    MY FORMULA FOR PRAYER

    Based on the Lord's Prayer

    Most of the time I don't use a prayer formula -- at least, not consciously -- for I have developed a mode of prayer which I have always found most fruitful.

    I wonder how many of you recite The Lord's Prayer? We do in my family from time to time to remind ourselves of the essential ingredients of Christian prayer. What follows is an example of how I personally use The Lord's Prayer in my prayer life, minus personal requests for loved ones and individuals.

    The Lord's Prayer

    Our Father, which art in heaven...

    Dear Father, I am reminded that You are in heaven whilst I am here on this probationary world. I am thankful, Lord, that You reign in the highest degree of glory, in heaven, such that you have complete knowledge of all things and especially my life. I am comforted to know that You are in control.

    Hallowed by Thy Name...

    May Your Holy Name be praised! Will you bless me, Lord, that I may be a witness of Your Name in all that I do, think, feel and say. May I be in some way an instrument in making Your Name, Yahweh (Jehovah) -- the righteousness and holiness that it stands for -- known in the little area of the world which is my world, and beyond if necessary. May You continually bring me to a consciousness of all my actions so that I may not discredit Your Name which I bear through covenant and baptism. And may I be granted to make known the Name of Your Belovèd Son, Jesus Christ, who through His supreme sacrifice for the universe, has brought honour to Your Name throughout eternity.

    Thy Kingdom come...

    Dear Father, this is a terrible world we live in, despite moments of joy and despite knowing that my inner world of spirit is at peace in You. The horrors I hear each day break my heart as man does such inhuman things to his fellow man. Therefore may You bring to pass Zion as soon as possible, so that the righteous may be gathered up into the safety of her walls; and may You, by the by, bring this Satan-inspired world system to an end -- may the Lord Jesus return soon and the Millennium of peace begin, for the sake of the righteous.

    Thy will be done...

    Though I know my petition is righteous, Lord, I also know that I only see the tiniest part of the Great Plan which You have. Therefore let all be done according to Your will and foreknowledge of what is best for us all. And may you constantly nudge me, day by day, to surrender more of my self-will to Your own, Lord, so that I may not deny myself, through my own folly, the fullness of the blessings You wish to give to me. And may you likewise nudge each one of my family, and every one in my Church, and indeed all Christians and seekers after truth everywhere, to yield themselves in obedience to Your will.

    On earth as it is in heaven...

    Give me a vision, Father, of what the Heavenly Kingdom is like -- refine my own imperfect picture of it, so that seeing it, I may imitate it and proclaim it as far and as wide as I am able. Let this picture begin to take form in my own heart, then in my home, in my Church, into my work place, and wherever I, or Your servants in the Church, may go.

    Give us this day our daily bread...

    I thank you that you have always met my daily needs in food, clothes, shelter. I trust and reaffirm my confidence, in the words that Your Son spoke when He said that we were not to worry about the daily necessities of life, because You know what we need and attend to them. Therefore I thank you that You have kept Your promise in this area.

    And forgive us our trespasses...

    Father, I sin daily, and often I am not aware of it. Bring me to self-awareness that I may repent as soon as I understand my wrong-doings. Empower me, Lord, according to Your promises through the apostle Paul, to become more than a conqueror through Him who saved me, the Lord Jesus, that I may truly overcome and not just repeat old sins.

    As we forgive those who trespass against us...

    I am aware, Lord, that it is useless to confess and repent of sins and obtain Your forgiveness if I do not forgive the wrong-doings of others towards me. Therefore implant in my heart a forgiving spirit, not just of intent, but of very real substance, that those who wrong me understand they have no debt to me personally, but rather to You. May my forgiveness not be blind but intelligent, leading my malefactors to understand what they are doing, that I may not forget my responsibility to instruct and enlighten, and that their sins may not be upon my head because I refuse to testify of their wrong-doings.

    And suffer us not to be led into temptation...

    Father, I know that temptation is placed before me, with your knowledge and acquiescence, to strengthen me. I am faced by daily temptation in things great and small -- let my response always be in imitation of Your Son, who was tempted as us mortals, with courage and understanding. Help me with warning signs if my resistance is weak so that I may not be alone in my battle against the evil forces that surround me, invisible and visible. Thank You, Father, that You have promised that we are never tempted beyond what we can endure -- remind me of that whenever I am wont to complain that the opposition is too great.

    But deliver us from evil...

    O Lord, the Evil One is gaining strength in this world day by day. Protect me, Father, from the hands of the destroyer; let Your presence be around my little ones who cannot as yet discern or do not know how to resist in true faith, yea, even the whole Church and all innocent children everywhere. May Your Church be kept pure and holy in its covenants that the Evil One may find no open door, for I know He seeks to destroy us and all the good You have placed in our souls.

    For Thine is the Kingdom...

    Father, I affirm that the Kingdom is Yours, and as one of Your subjects, I have continual access to You through Jesus Christ Your well-belovèd Son! You are My King, O Lord, and I acknowledge no other!

    The power...

    Father, I affirm that you have all power, and that in You I can confidently expect to be delivered from all other powers that may be arraigned against me.

    The glory...

    May I be reminded from moment to moment to give You all the glory, since in You is all life.. everything! Therefore I confess You as My Lord and My King, and may all the glory be Yours -- in everything I do, in every wonder I see, in every act of righteousness -- may I ever resist the temptation to take the credit for anything.

    For ever and ever...

    And may this be my desire and my intent throughout all eternity. May my resolve and covenant never be fleeting, but immovable as a rock. And may all I do be done with eternity in mind, that I may never be seen to be shallow or unreliable to my brothers and sisters in the covenant.

    Amen!

    So be it, Lord, these are the truthful intentions of my mind and heart.

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