Our
Father Who Art In Heaven.
Hallowed
be thy name
Thy
Kingdom come,
Thy
will be done,
on
earth as it is in Heaven.
Give
us this day, our daily bread.
Forgive
us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.
And
lead us not into temptation,
but
deliver us from evil.
For
Thine is the kingdom,
and
the power,
and
the glory forever.
Amen.
**********
This
is in two parts,
the
prayer (in
blue type)
and
GOD
(in
red type)
in
response.
**********
Our
Father Who Art In Heaven.
Yes?
Don't
interrupt me. I'm praying.
But
-- you called ME!
Called
you?
No,
I didn't call you.
I'm
praying.
Our
Father who art in Heaven.
There
-- you did it again!
Did
what?
Called
ME.
You
said,
"Our
Father who art in Heaven"
Well,
here I am.
What's
on your mind?
But
I didn't mean anything by it.
I
was, you know, just saying my prayers for the day.
I
always say the Lord's Prayer.
It
makes me feel good,
kind
of like fulfilling a duty.
Well,
all right.
Go
on.
Okay,
Hallowed be thy name .
Hold
it right there.
What
do you mean by that?
By
what?
By
"Hallowed be thy name"?
It
means, it means . . good grief,
I
don't know what it means.
How
in the world should I know?
It's
just a part of the prayer.
By
the way, what does it mean?
It
means honored, holy, wonderful.
Hey,
that makes sense.
I
never thought about what 'hallowed' meant before.
Thanks.
Thy
Kingdom come,
Thy
will be done,
on
earth as it is in Heaven.
Do
you really mean that?
Sure,
why not?
What
are you doing about it?
Doing?
Why, nothing, I guess.
I
just think it would be kind of neat if you got control,
of
everything down here like you have up there.
We're
kinda in a mess down here you know.
Yes,
I know;
but,
have I got control of you?
Well,
I go to church.
That
isn't what I asked you.
What
about your bad temper?
You've
really got a problem there, you know.
And
then there's the way you spend your money --
all
on yourself.
And
what about the kind of books you read?
Now
hold on just a minute!
Stop
picking on me!
I'm
just as good as some of the rest of those people at
church!
Excuse
ME.
I
thought you were praying
for
my will to be done.
If
that is to happen,
it
will have to start with the ones
who
are praying for it.
Like
you -- for example.
Oh,
all right. I guess I do have some hang-ups.
Now
that you mention it,
I
could probably name some others.
So
could I.
I
haven't thought about it very much until now,
but
I really would like to cut out some of those things.
I
would like to, you know, be really free.
Good.
Now
we're getting somewhere.We'll work together -- You and ME.
I'm
proud of You.
Look,
Lord, if you don't mind,
I
need to finish up here.
This
is taking a lot longer than it usually does.
Give
us this day, our daily bread.
You
need to cut out the bread.
You're
overweight as it is.
Hey,
wait a minute! What is this?
Here
I was doing my religious duty,
and
all of a sudden you break in
and
remind me of all my hang-ups.
Praying
is a dangerous thing.
You
just might get what you ask for.
Remember,
you
called ME -- and here I am.
It's
too late to stop now.
Keep
praying. ( . pause . . )
Well,
go on.
I'm
scared to.
Scared?
Of what?
I
know what you'll say.
Try
ME.
Forgive
us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.
What
about Ann?
See?
I knew it!
I
knew you would bring her up!
Why,
Lord, she's told lies about me, spread stories.
She
never paid back the money she owes me.
I've
sworn to get even with her!
But
-- your prayer --
What
about your prayer?
I
didn't -- mean it.
Well,
at least you're honest.
But,
it's quite a load carrying around all that bitterness
and
resentment isn't it?
Yes,
but I'll feel better as soon as I get even with her.
Boy,
have I got some plans for her.
She'll
wish she had never been born.
No,
you won't feel any better.
You'll
feel worse.
Revenge
isn't sweet.
You
know how unhappy you are --
Well,
I can change that.
You
can? How?
Forgive
Ann.
Then,
I'll forgive you;
And
the hate and the sin,
will
be Ann's problem -- not yours.
You
will have settled the problem
as
far as you are concerned.
Oh,
you know, you're right.
You
always are.
And
more than I want revenge,
I
want to be right with You . (sigh).
All
right all right . .
I
forgive her.
There
now!
Wonderful!
How
do you feel?
Hmmmm.
Well, not bad.
Not
bad at all!
In
fact, I feel pretty great!
You
know, I don't think I'll go to bed uptight tonight.
I
haven't been getting much rest, you know.
Yeah,
I know.
But,
you're not through with your prayer are you? Go on.
Oh,
all right.
And
lead us not into temptation,
but
deliver us from evil.
Good!
Good! I'll do that.
Just
don't put yourself in a place
where
you can be tempted.
What
do you mean by that?
You
know what I mean.
Yeah.
I know.
Okay.
Go
ahead. Finish your prayer.
For
Thine is the kingdom,
and
the power,
and
the glory forever.
Amen.
Do
you know what would bring me glory --
What
would really make me happy?
No,
but I'd like to know.
I
want to please you now.
I've
really made a mess of things.
I
want to truly follow you.
I
can see now how great that would be.
So,
tell me . . .
How
do I make you happy?
YOU
just did.
-
Author Unknown
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