Our Father - great prayer!!! It really does cover everything, and maybe it's the Catholic in me, but it does seem like I'm doing something special every time I pray it. Why don't I do it more? Holy Spirit, can you remind me to do that every day for Advent?
And also remind me to be bold. What does that even mean? You say that the prayers of a bold person get answered - not because you are a friend to that person, but because you are bold. So, how do we pray boldly?
Is it praying and expecting it to be answered? That's not what the guy who needed bread did. Is it not being afraid to ask for things? That's more like it. I mean the guy woke up his neighbor and the whole family. He didn't care. He needed bread. His ask was not based on what was happening around him, how it would affect other people, or what would happen if he did ask. Nope! He needed bread so he asked for bread.
Like I need my shoulders healed, so I ask for a healing. Like Parker needs his neck healed, so I ask for healing. Like my wife also needs a healing, so there it is again. Praying for what you need - that's it! That's bold.
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