the best christian prayer.?

Question

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Notice how it doesnt say anything like, "Where there are non-christians, let me convert them"?

Do you think St Francis was an evangelist who went about converting ppl with biblical quotes or do u think he won people by love and compassion.

Answer 1

Any prayer that says anything beyond thank you, is symbolic of a lack of faith in God.

It assumes that God would give you something that is not in your best interest.

It assumes that God is less aware of what is best for you than you are. That he needs your help to figure it out.

This is called faith by organized religion but it is actually a complete lack of faith. Trust that God is doing his job and is competent and able to get you back home safely.

Love and blessings
don

Answer 2

I am a Third Order Secular Franciscan so I have studied his life a bit. I believe he taught by example.He won people over by love, compassion, and deed.

Answer 3

Mark 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

If you can't pray with a forgiving heart, dont expect God to forgive you of your descressions.

Mark 11:25_26 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

Mark 11:22
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
faith Matt 17:20, Matt 21:21, Luke 17:6, 1st Cor 12:9

23-24 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Answer 4

Very nice...but the top bit was a song also!!

Answer 5

I recieve in giving, I give pain and recieve pleasure, god loves me!!!!!

Answer 6

I think the best prayer is...."Help me"