* THE LORD'S PRAYER *

I cannot say "OUR"
---if I live in a wateright Spiritual compartment.

I cannot say "FATHER"
---if I do not demonstrate the relationship in my daily life.

I cannot say "WHO ART IN HEAVEN"
---if I am so occupied with the earth that I am laying up no treasure there.

I cannot say "HALLOWED BE THY NAME"
---if I, who am called by His name, am not Holy.

I cannot say "THY KINGDOM COME"
---if I am not doing all in my power to hasten its coming.

I cannot say "THY WILL BE DONE"
---if I am questioning, resentful of, or disobedient to His will for my life.

I cannot say "IN EARTH, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN"
---if I am not prepared to devote my life here to His Service.

I cannot say "GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD"
---if I live on past experiences or am an under-the-counter shopper.

I cannot say "FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES, AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US"
---if I harbour a grudge.

I cannot say "LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION"
---if I deliberately place myself in a position to be tempted.

I cannot say "DELIVER US FROM EVIL"
---if I am not prepared to fight evil with the weapon of Prayer.

I cannot say "THINE IS THE KINGDOM"
---if I do not accord the King the disciplined obedience of a loyal subject.

I cannot say "THINE IS THE POWER"
---if I fear what men may do or what my neighbor may think.

I cannot say "THINE IS THE GLORY"
---if I am seeking Glory for myself.

I cannot say "FOREVER AND EVER"
---if my horizon is bounded by the things of time.

AMEN.

* Bible Verses = KJV Mat 6:9...13