Sometimes we need reminders. We forget certain things. Or we need something lying just below the surface to be brought to our attention.
When I pray the Lord’s Prayer (or Our Father in other traditions), sometimes one of the phrases hits me. It reminds me to pay attention and perhaps take some action.
Maybe I need to remember to acknowledge God and all the power that emanates from the Source.
Ah, there are things I need for daily life that I need to thank God for.
Yes, there are things I’ve recently done or left undone for which I need forgiveness.
Perhaps there are offenses someone has visited upon me that I need to forgive and get it out of my system.
Maybe there’s something on my horizon that I need to feel the healing and leading of the Spirit to get through.
And maybe today I just need to acknowledge that all doesn’t depend upon me because there is a supreme power in the universe into which I can connect if I but acknowledge it.
Paying attention to each phrase, I can get a quick heart status, feel tapped into the Spirit, and refreshed reenter daily life.
Faith Venture 
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