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Sinners Prayer.

Heavenly father, who is in heaven, pure be your name. Your kingdom does come, as well your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Restore in me your trust, and cleanse my heart of its worldly lust. Restore in me your faith, so that I may reveal my shamed face. Deliver to me the gift of sight, so that I can distinguish between what you say is wrong, and what the world sees as right. Deliver to me the gift of sight, so I may tread the path of light. Return to me your undying love, so that I may deal with the pressures my world is full of. Return to me your undying love, cleanse me, prepare me to ascend into your kingdom. Allow me to reap my daily bread, so that I may avoid a world bent on capping up my head. Let me not lay to waste in the valley of the shadow of death, my heart is freely yours without a second guess. Lift me back upon my feet, so that I may walk alongside your sheep. Reinstate my voice so that I may pray, and escape a life that brings sorrow and pain my way. Open up my eyes so that I may see the way back to the path on which you want me to be. Help me to cleanse my mind, body, and soul, so that once again I may be whole. Strengthen my heart so that I can begin to clear out all of the evils which I battle within. Restore my mind so that I may find the time to pray, instead of reaching out for a cigarette to unwind. Grant me the will to reach deep within me, so that I may settle my soul and come to peace with me. I ask not for any worldly wealth, just for the power to contend with my self. With tears in my eyes and an open heart , to you I come. I require assistance, and to help me, you are the only one.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2005




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