::Monday, May 19, 2008::
:: prayer by Jane Austen ::

Years ago, Pastor Ronny passed me a small piece of paper when he drove me back to my house downstairs. I wondered within myself, "what is it that Pastor has something to share with me? I'm sure it will be very beautiful." Indeed it was and is!

I began packing my stuff and should more or less ready to move to our new home. As I packed, I came across this same small piece of paper titled "A Prayer by Jane Austen". Personally, other than our Lord's prayer, his prayer was truly sincere and beautiful for our Lord.

Here it goes:

Give us grace almighty Father, so to pray, as to deserve to be heard, to address thee with our hearts, as with our lips. Thou art everywhere present, from thee no secret can be hid. May the knowledge of this, teach us to fix our thoughts on thee, with reverence and devotion that we pray not in vain.~

May we now, and on each return of night, consider how the past day has been spent by us, what have been our prevailing thoughts, words and actions during it, and how far we can acquit ourselves of evil.~

Have we thought irreverently of thee, have we disobeyed thy commandments, have we neglected any known duty, or willingly given pain to any human being? Incline us to ask our hearts these questions oh! God, to save us from deceiving ourselves by pride or vanity.~

Give us a thankful sense of blessings in which we live, of the many comforts of our lot; that we may not deserve to lose them by discontent or indifference.~

Hear us almighty God, for his sake who has redeemed us, and taught us, thus to pray, Amen.~

Amen...

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