Sweet Hour of Prayer

Dear God, much too often we seek you in prayer,

Because we are wallowing in our own self-despair.

We make every word we lamentingly speak,

An imperative plea for whatever we seek.

We pray for ourselves and so seldom for others,

We’re concerned with our problems and not with our brothers.

We seem to forget, that the SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER

Is not for self seeking, but to place in your care,

All the lost souls unloved and unknown

And to keep praying for them until they’re your own.

For it’s never enough to seek God in prayer,

With no thought of others who are lost in despair.

So teach us, that the POWER OF PRAYER

Is made stronger by placing the world in your care…

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