The Lords Prayer Our Father Who Art In Heaven. YES? Dont interrupt me. Im praying. BUT -- YOU CALLED ME!! Called you? No, I didnt call you. Im praying. Our Father who art in heaven. THERE -- YOU DID IT AGAIN. Did what? CALLED ME. YOU SAID, OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN. WELL, HERE I AM. WHATS ON YOUR MIND? But, I didnt mean anything by it. I was, you know, just saying my prayers for the day. I always say the Lords Prayer. It makes me feel good, kind of like fulfilling a duty. WELL, ALL RIGHT. GO ON. Okay, Hallowed be Thy name. HOLD IT RIGHT THERE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? By what? BY HALLOWED BE THY NAME? It means, it means... good grief, I dont know what it means. How in the world should I know? Its just a part of the prayer. By the way, what does it mean? IT MEANS HONORED, HOLY, WONDERFUL. Hey, that makes sense. I never thought about what hallowed meant before. Thanks. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. DO YOU REALLY MEAN THAT? Sure, why not? WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT? Doing? Why, nothing, I guess. I just think it would be kind of neat if you got control of everything down here like you have up there. Were kinda in a mess down here you know. YES, I KNOW... BUT, HAVE I GOT CONTROL OF YOU? Well, I go to church. THAT ISNT WHAT I ASKED YOU. WHAT ABOUT YOUR BAD TEMPER? YOUVE REALLY GOT A PROBLEM THERE, YOU KNOW. AND THEN THERES THE WAY YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY -- ALL ON YOURSELF. AND WHAT ABOUT THE KIND OF BOOKS YOU READ? Now hold on just a minute! Stop picking on me! Im just as good as some of the rest of those people at church! EXCUSE ME. I THOUGHT YOU WERE PRAYING FOR MY WILL TO BE DONE. IF THAT IS TO HAPPEN, IT WILL HAVE TO START WITH THE ONES WHO ARE PRAYING FOR IT. LIKE YOU, FOR EXAMPLE. Oh, all right. I guess I do have some hang-ups. Now that you mention it, I could probably name some others. SO COULD I. I havent thought about it very much until now, but I really would like to cut out some of those things. I would like to, you know, be really free. GOOD. NOW WERE GETTING SOMEWHERE. WELL WORK TOGETHER -- YOU AND ME. IM PROUD OF YOU. Look, Lord, if you dont mind, I need to finish up here. This is taking a lot longer than it usually does. Give us this day, our daily bread. YOU NEED TO CUT OUT THE BREAD. YOURE OVERWEIGHT AS IT IS. Hey, wait a minute! What is this? Here I was doing my religious duty, and all of a sudden you break in and remind me of all my hang-ups. PRAYING IS A DANGEROUS THING. YOU JUST MIGHT GET WHAT YOU ASK FOR. REMEMBER, YOU CALLED ME -- AND HERE I AM. ITS TOO LATE TO STOP NOW. KEEP PRAYING. ... pause ... WELL, GO ON. Im scared to. SCARED? OF WHAT? I know what youll say. TRY ME. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. WHAT ABOUT CAROL? See? I knew it! I knew you would bring her up! Why, Lord, shes told lies about me, spread stories. She never paid back the money she owes me. Ive sworn to get even with her! BUT -- YOUR PRAYER -- WHAT ABOUT YOUR PRAYER? I didnt -- mean it. WELL, AT LEAST YOURE HONEST. BUT, ITS QUITE A LOAD CARRYING AROUND ALL THAT BITTERNESS AND RESENTMENT ISNT IT? Yes, but Ill feel better as soon as I get even with her. Boy, have I got some plans for her. Shell wish she had never been born. NO, YOU WONT FEEL ANY BETTER. YOULL FEEL WORSE. REVENGE ISNT SWEET. YOU KNOW HOW UNHAPPY YOU ARE -- WELL, I CAN CHANGE THAT. You can? How? FORGIVE CAROL. THEN, ILL FORGIVE YOU; AND THE HATE AND SIN WILL BE CAROLS PROBLEM -- NOT YOURS. YOU WILL HAVE SETTLED THE PROBLEM AS FAR AS YOU ARE CONCERNED. Oh, you know, youre right. You always are. And more than I want revenge, I want to be right with You... (sigh). All right... all right... I forgive her. THERE NOW! WONDERFUL! HOW DO YOU FEEL? Hmmmm. Well, not bad. Not bad at all! In fact, I feel pretty great! You know, I dont think Ill go to bed uptight tonight. I havent been getting much rest, you know. YEAH, I KNOW. BUT, YOURE NOT THROUGH WITH YOUR PRAYER ARE YOU? GO ON. Oh, all right. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. GOOD! GOOD! ILL DO THAT. JUST DONT PUT YOURSELF IN A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BE TEMPTED. What do you mean by that? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. Yeah. I know. OKAY. GO AHEAD. FINISH YOUR PRAYER. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. DO YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BRING ME GLORY -- WHAT WOULD REALLY MAKE ME HAPPY? No, but Id like to know. I want to please you now. Ive really made a mess of things. I want to truly follow you. I can see now how great that would be. So, tell me... how do I make you happy? YOU JUST DID!
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:21:09 +0000
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