"Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed by thy name" - this excerpt from the Lord's prayer illustrates what prayer should be - focused on God. Throughout this prayer given by Jesus, the 65 word (65 words in the English) prayer, God is focused on: "Hallowed by Thy, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done...For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever." (Matt. 6). When we pray throughout the day, or during a meal, or at church - is our prayer focused on God and how great He is, or does our prayer only reflect our needs, our hurts, our friends, and our upcoming trip, etc, etc?
Sadly enough, most times our prayer simply reflects our selfish desires and needs, and scarcely mentions the Lord, the One to Whom we are praying! Oh, but we do mention God in prayers..."Dear Heavenly Father.........in Jesus' name....". Yet, this is simply following a habit, a"spiritual routine" - do we really even think about those words, even if that's all the acknowledgment we give the Lord?
Prayer, as such with every aspect of our lives, needs to be God-focused! The focus should be on HIM, not us.
"For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen."
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