Prayer: Penitent

(Post 8 of 10 posts about prayer.)

"[F]orgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors." - Jesus teaching about prayer in Matthew 6:12

We've already established that we've offended God. If we're going to speak with Him at all, we need His forgiveness. We walk toward God in prayer like the prodigal son, having lived a life of self-worship and self-love, disregarding our Father. Because of this, we also need to be humble and forgiving toward others.

1. Prayer is secret.
2. Prayer is familiar.
3. Prayer is meaningful.
4. Prayer is submissive.
5. Prayer is dependent.
6. Prayer is penitent.

(It's wierd that Reliant K's Forgiven is playing on Pandora as I type this post...)