While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, a minister heard the words of a prayer coming fro a clump of trees. Apparently, his 5 -year- old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that a proper burial should be performed, they had gotten a small box and some cotton material, dug a hole and make ready for the graveside service. The minister's son was chosen by the boys to say the prayer. The boy did his best to imitate his father's best religious voice while booming: "Gloooory be unto the Faaaather, and unto the Sonnnn......and into the hole he gooooes."
Read Matthew 6 : 5 - 13
Prayer is often a very misunderstood concept. We often think we have to say certain words, incertain ways, in certain places, even in a certain voice.
Jesus wasn't saying that we shouldn't pray in public. He was saying we should be careful to just simply pray our heart to our Father. He even gave us an example of a very simple prayer.
What is prayer to you? Is it a religious exercise or the expression of a relationship? Just simply speak out your heart to God. He will listen as you speak. Then take the time to listen while He speaks to your heart.
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