A Letter to Father.....

Dear Heavenly Father,

How are things in Heaven today?

I am so glad that I have, and can call upon, such a deeply profound and
powerful Father. I know that when I call on You from so far away, You will
bring Heaven to Earth for me. You will literally make my life here Heaven
on Earth. I know this because when my brother, Jesus came here to earth and
died for me and all my other brothers and sisters, He left Your Kingdom here
for us.

I needed to communicate with You today because there are some things that I
really need in order to just get by. I know You will send them to me. You
always do. I hope that You never think that I take You for granted though.
I try to do the things that You have taught me. Especially about forgiving
others that have hurt and shamed me, because every time I do something bad,
I come to You and You forgive me in an instant each and every time. If You,
in all Your greatness can forgive me, who am I to not forgive others?

I wanted to tell You how I appreciate the way You have ordered my steps each
day so that I get better and better at not getting into situations or
associating with people that will lead me astray and away from Your loving
kindness. But I also know that if I should slip and fall, You will be there
to dust me off, set me back on the right path, and give me a big father's
hug to start me on my way again.

Some day I hope that I can see You again because I miss Your house and all
the power and glory that resides there because of You. But I don't worry
about it though because I know that it will be there forever and ever.

With All My Love and Respect, Your daughter,
Patti

If you dissect the Lord's Prayer, this is basically what you get. The next
time you say the Lord's Prayer, put some thought and love into it. Christ
did not actually "write a prayer" for us to say. But He gave us an
"outline" of how we should pray to our Heavenly Father. He gave us the
things that we should hold most important before our Father in Heaven.
Don't just rattle off a bunch of words. That is the danger of written
prayers. The next time you pray, make it a "Letter to Father".....Patti