Dear Friends

As we enter the holiday season here is some food for thought on the Lord's Prayer which someone recently gave me.
I cannot pray OUR, if my faith has no room for others and their needs,
I cannot pray FATHER, if I do no demonstrate this relationship to God in my daily living.
I cannot pray WHO ART IN HEAVEN, if all my interests and pursuits are in earthly things.
I cannot pray HALLOWED BE THY NAME, if I am not striving, with God's help, to be holy.
I cannot pray THY WILL BE DONE, if I am unwilling to accept God's rule in my life.
I cannot pray ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN, unless I am truly ready to give myself to God's service here and now.
I cannot pray GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD, without expending honest effort for it, or if I would withhold from my neighbor the bread I receive.
I cannot pray LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATIOI\I, if I deliberately choose to remain in a situation where I am likely to be tempted.
I cannot pray DELIVER US FROM EVIL, if I am not prepared to fight evil with my life and my prayer.
I cannot pray THINE IS THE KINGDOM, if I am unwilling to obey the King.
I cannot pray THINE IS THE P}VERAND THE GLORY, if I am seeking power for myself and my own glory first.
I cannot pray FOR EVER AND EVER, if I am too anxious about each day's affairs.
I cannot pray AMEN, unless I can say, 'cost what it may, this is my prayer

It's been a long winter and a late spring. Now that the summer has arrived I pray that you all have a good break and a real rest.
Holidays are an opportunity to get out of our usual routine and to look at things afresh. We say the Lord’s Prayer so often that perhaps it sometimes just trips off our tongue. I hope that this littlie meditation helps you to look again at Jesus’ wonderful prayer with new eyes.

Enjoy the summer, and may the Good shepherd watch over you in all your journeys.

Very sincerely yours,