MY TONGUE TO BLESS

John 7:46
Never before has anyone spoken like this man.
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I have been praying as long as I can remember. I was taught to pray in the morning, before meals, after meals and before retiring in the evening. All through my life, I have experienced the power of prayer – in times of family trouble, marital trouble, financial trouble and personal difficulties.

But, I am also guilty of praying like the Pharisee, who always see myself as far better than the other. One time, I prayed that God punish our neighbor for being a humor-monger, that may God cut-off her tongue. I also prayed that a classmate lose his eyesight because he always cheat during exams. I don’t know, but I may still be doing this unknowingly.

Jesus has prayed all His life and yet He did not said anything that something could harm another person. Even the people of His time knows that all he had said is of good nature, praising God and espousing love of others. They have never heard or seen any other man like Him. I do pray that I stop all of these and that those people whom I prayed with harm would forgive me – “O God, be merciful to me, the sinner that I am!”

Almighty Father, the power of prayer does not reside in me. The power of prayer resides in You. I shall put all the confidence in You when praying: that if we ask anything according to Your will, we know that You hear us. And if we know that You hear us - whatever we ask - we know that we will have what we asked of You, in Your time, not ours.

Oh Lord, I pray for the goodness of everyone. May we constantly seek You and continuously praise Your mighty name. Be merciful to us and be forgiving. We are all sinners, so I am not really better than others. And there is no more comforting truth in this world than this: Christ Jesus came into the world to forgive sinners. And for that, I humbly and silently pray with all my heart and thank You.

Amen +

O Lord, my God, in you I take refuge.