Good afternoon, Jesus
“Our Father, in Heaven. Hallowed be your name.” Lord God, You are holy and reign sovereignly over all creation and peoples. You also tell Your children to come to You as You are our heavenly Father. You even said in Romans 8 we may call You ‘abba’, i.e., ‘daddy’. You’re our loving Father who always welcomes His kids in to His presence. When we’re wounded in spirit, when this fallen world disappoints us, when illness and disease appear in our lives, when we’ve stumbled—again—You call us [me] to sit in Your lap and tell Daddy all about it. And You never reject us.
Thank You, Lord, for the gift of prayer. You gave us a way to be in constant communication with You, regardless of where we are or what we are doing. Our circumstances do not hinder our prayers. Usually, our circumstances enhance our prayers. You taught Your followers that prayers are not just prose, prewritten by someone not in our shoes, and repeated aimlessly, hoping You will respond. You desire to hear our words that come from our grateful hearts. You know what we need even before we speak a word, so we will follow Your example for prayer (Matthew 6:9–13 and Luke 11:1–4).
Only You can forgive our sins and change our hearts, Lord God. Thank You for welcoming us to sit in Your lap. Amen.
THANKFUL 
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