The Lord's Prayer

Someone once said...

I cannot say 'our' if I live only for myself.

I cannot say 'Father' if I do not act like His child.

I cannot say 'who art in heaven' if I'm laying up no treasure there.

I cannot say 'hallowed be Thy name' if I am not striving for holiness.

I cannot say 'Thy kingdom come' if I am not doing all in my power to hasten that event.

I cannot say 'give us this day out daily bread' if I am dishonest, or seeking something for nothing.

I cannot say 'forgive us our trespasses' if I bear a grudge against another.

I cannot say 'lead us not into temptation' if I delibrately place myself in its path.

I cannot say 'deliver is from evil' if I do not put on the armour of God.

I cannot say 'thine is the kingdom the power and glory' if I do not give the King the loyalty due to Him from a faithful subject.

And I cannot say 'forever' if the horizon of my life is bounded completely by time.