For Thought and Meditation - Saturday, July 16

Good morning all. I absolutely love this message for today. Have a safe and blessed day.

Jesus Prays: On the Mountainside

July 16, 2022 - Dr. David Jeremiah

In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
Matthew 6:9

As Ebola ravaged Africa in 2014, Dr. Rick Sacra was working with SIM, a Christian mission organization, at a clinic in Liberia. When he contracted the disease, the suffering fell on him like an anvil. Lying alone, one set of thoughts flooded his mind. “I hung on to the Lord’s Prayer like a drowning man,” he said. “I prayed through that prayer many times a day and just wept through it most of the time.” Thankfully, Dr. Sacra recovered, but with a newfound appreciation for words he had learned by heart.

On a mountainside in Galilee, Jesus offered these words as a model prayer. Throughout history, millions of children have learned this prayer, even as young as four or five. But what about today? How many children are learning this wonderful prayer by heart?

Look around for a way to teach this simple prayer to a child. In coming years, they will need every part of it. It’s how Jesus taught us to pray.

Any concern too small to be turned into prayer is too small to be made into a burden.
Corrie Ten Boom

I have learned that when my wife and I get into a heated argument, if I just stop talking, say the Lords prayer in my head. By the time I am done I am calm. And when I stop responding to the slings and arrows she sends my way. I steal the wind out of her sails and shortly we can communicate calmly, find the heart of the problem and work towards a solution.

You just have to remember to do it. Instead of responding to anger with Anger which blows up like a forest fire. Respond to anger with love, care and forgiveness. Which puts the fire out.

The Lords prayer is a powerful tool.

Amen, I pray the Lords prayer several times a day and love the exaltation of my God!