Six words are sufficient
When we pray to God each day:
Lord, I praise your holy name –
That’s all we need to say.
Five words are sufficient
When we pray to God each day:
I rejoice in you, Lord –
And that’s all we need to say.
Four words are sufficient
When we pray to God each day:
I forgive my enemies –
That’s all we need to say.
Three words are sufficient
When we pray to God each day:
Forgive my sins; forgive my sins –
That’s all we need to say.
Two words are sufficient
When we pray to God each day:
Thank you; thank you; thank you –
And that’s all we need to say.
One word is sufficient
When we pray to God each day:
Father; Father; Father –
And that’s all we need to say.
No words are sufficient
When we pray to God each day,
So let us kneel in silence –
He knows all we need to say.
References
When you pray, don’t babble on and on (Matthew 6:7; NLT).
Praise his holy name (Psalm 30:4; NLT).
His name is the Lord – rejoice in his presence! (Psalm 68:4; NLT).
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us (Luke 11:4; NLT).
Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; NIV).
All glory to God our Father forever and ever! (Philippians 4:20; NLT).
The Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words (Romans 8:26; NLT).
Be silent before the Sovereign Lord (Zephaniah 1:7; NIV).
Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely (Psalm 139:1-4; NIV).
Luke 11:4 is the most difficult I think, forgiving , especially forgiving members of the clergy who have wounded us so grievously. May the Lord grant us all the grace of forgiveness.
I fully agree. In my experience, it can take a lifetime to forgive those who have most deeply abused and damaged us. Even in the case of “lesser” hurts, the process if forgiveness can take several years, I find xxxxxx