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"Prayers are to strengthen me and you"

I've prayed since childhood
I never truly knew the importance of words I said
they were memorize out of someone else's head
as time went on and my Christianity grew

I learned why and who I was praying to
I thank GOD for sending me to my current place of praise
there I learned where, when, how and to WHOM I prayed
I learned to remember that THE MASTER was perfection and filled with love
I learned  HE already knew our every want and need
but, somethings HE required us to ask on our knees
kneeing is not always a necessity
HE can hear your prayer standing
try HIM and see
everything we pray for HE already has
HE blesses HIS children, all we need do is ask!
the more we pray the stronger in CHRIST we ascend
praying for perfection out of season and in
OUR SAVIOR is already perfect
I'm sure this you knew
our prayers are not for HIM
they are for me and for you! 

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1/24/09 contest: quotes ("Prayer does not change God, it changes he who prays.")

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  • O Goldstein
    March 31

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    a lovely poem. You have been through a lot. I will include you in my prayers.


  • Byepolar bare
    January 24

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    You came to an excellent point with this poem. The prayers those of us who believe make have no effect on God. To assume they did would to declare that God is incredibly insecure and has an inferiority complex. When prayer is spoken and meant, we do at the very least implicitly ask to find that personal perfection that makes us not only whole, but also gives us something to aspire and transcend to. It gives people the get up and go they need to surpass themselves in their finite and reach over and try to touch the divine infinite. The originator of this quote would be very pleased with your stance on what God really is. God is the one who giveth, when you have given up all else (earthly things namely). You are impassioned with your faith, and that really shows. That was one thing that the originator stressed was required for living an authentic life.
    There were a few misspellings, and the on and off rhyme really distracted from the beauty that this piece possesses. Also the allcaps on the refrences to god made me anticipate a second work within the work, and I was really let down by the lack of such a device. There were also a few points that could have used punctuation and maybe even a few empty lines to separate the individual thoughts. That could do a lot for the flow of this work. Great job with your poem, and the best of luck in the contest!