One of my favorite prayers is verse 10 in Psalm 51: Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. I so long for a clean heart and right spirit, but the judgments and anger that I lay on others stop me short. I am aware that scripture tells me again and again to pray for my enemies, to make amends with my friends, and to forgive those who trespass against me. But how to do this? I’m blessed enough to know that it has to do with prayer, but what kind of prayer?
In my prayer diary I have penciled off a section in which I write the names of people that I’m angry with, people that I judge negatively. Part of my prayer for them is that I can forgive myself for these judgments. Um, it just may be the most important prayer I can offer to cleans my heart and renew a right spirit with me.
In my prayer diary I have penciled off a section in which I write the names of people that I’m angry with, people that I judge negatively. Part of my prayer for them is that I can forgive myself for these judgments. Um, it just may be the most important prayer I can offer to cleans my heart and renew a right spirit with me.
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