A little shepherd boy was watching his sheep one Sunday morning, and he heard the bells of the church ringing. As he watched the people walk along the pasture where he was, he happened to think to himself, I would like to communicate with God! But, what can I say to God? He had never learned a prayer.
So, on bent knees, he began to recite the alphabet. Repeating this prayer several times, a man passing by, heard the boy’s voice and peeked through the bushes. He saw the young boy kneeling with folded hands, eyes closed, repeating the alphabet.
He interrupted the boy. “What are you doing, my little one?” he asked. The boy replied, “I was praying sir.”
The man seemed surprised and said, “But why are you reciting the alphabet?” The boy explained, “I don’t know any prayers, sir. But I want God to take care of me, and to help me care for my sheep. And so I thought, if I said all I knew, He could put the letters together into words, and He would know all that I want and should say!”
The man smiled and said, “Bless your heart, God will” And he went on to church knowing full well that he had heard the finest sermon he could possibly hear that day.
There are many people in this world who do not make prayer a daily part of their lives because they think they have to be super spiritual or theological in their terms for God to hear them. That is a lie from the devil that many people have naively believed.
The Lord is not impressed by theological speaking or intellect that is deemed high by worldly standards. The Lord sees the heart and spirit of a person who is seeking Him earnestly and will hear their prayer regardless of what they say in fellowship with Him.
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