BEING SELFLESS=IN PRAYER

BEING SELFLESS=IN PRAYER


PRAYER=for another=in its very MATURE
Is SELFLESS


It is the LIFTING UP of another
In thought/or ANOTHER in mind-soul-and HEART


That is an ACCOMPLISHMENT
In its own RIGHT
In this very selfish SOCIETY
That we live in


And when we THINK or pray
For another
It is of a GRUMBLING nature


“HERE in the desert
The WHOLE Israelite community
GRUMBLED against Moses and Aaron” Exodus 16:2


This READING in Exodus
SEEMS to be saying-
If you grumble loud enough


God will GIVE you
WHAT you want


But elsewhere-SCRIPTURE makes it CLEAR
That God is NOT a bank
Just to give you money-
Or whatever you want


Our God is a REAL PERSON
With whom we are to BUILD
A RELATIONSHIP
On LOVE AND TRUST


Think of others first
Try BEING
SELFLESS IN PRAYER


BE selfless-of self-control-
And of SELF-DENIAL


“As PAUL talked about
Righteousness-self-control-
And the JUDGMENT to come
Felix was afraid.....................” Acts 24:25


“Rather-he MUST be hospitable-
ONE who loves
What is GOOD


Who is SELF-CONTROLLED-
Upright-holy-and disciplined” Titus 1:8


“Lord-remember David-
And ALL his self-denial” Psalm 132:1


BE SELFLESS IN PRAYER


But does that mean
There is NO place
For GRUMBLING in prayer


NO-not exactly


There is so much WRONG
So much INJUSTICE in
Our society


People MIRED in poverty and/
Or addiction
CHILDREN being mistreated


And then we have our OWN PROBLEMS=
Chronic ill health-financial worries-
FAMILY problems=maybe we think
A little WHINING will help


But we STILL need to be
A little SELFLESS in our prayers


PRAYING for OTHERS above ourselves
Praying for our society-praying
For our WORLD


“The Lord is KNOWN
By his acts of JUSTICE


The wicked are ensnared
By the work
Of their hands” Psalm 9:16


“When JUSTICE is done
It brings JOY
To the righteous


But terror to evil doers” Proverbs 21:15


Dear Lord-the world is selfish
And OUT of control


HELP US to be more SELFLESS
In prayer-in the difficult situations
Of our life-even-
IF we GRUMBLE a little=or a lot


Help us to have MORE PATIENCE
And a DEEPER TRUST in you-O LORD


Transform our grumbling into POSITIVE
And SELFLESS DEEDS
For a much BETTER WORLD


Robert P. Wallman
7-25-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Melannie Svoboda, S.N.D.