When our prayers become a ritual

it has lost its purpose, indeed

when we feel we must pray on a schedule

we’ve strayed from faith seed

The world’s enemy uses the tool of…time

to knit a large…cloak of guilt

which covers those whose ‘clock’ is designed

to tell them when...to turn…with prayerful lilt

Now please don’t misunderstand this intent

it’s not wrong to pray same time each day

but if the hour comes and goes…please do not lament

for God’s Love remains, He’s faithful that way

See, the Spirit of Jesus is not contained…

nor is it a subjected or predictable thing

it hovers over us with a ‘free’ reign

touching where it deems, like echoes of a bird’s sing

You cannot miss ‘Him’ for, all thru the day, He’s thine!

so, if the hour slips by when you usually seek the Son

know, it’s alright, He’s not a ‘task master’…after a kind

but a Loving Friend, who whenever you call…He’ll come!

We’re not bound by sky color, moons or starlight shower

there’s no truth in acquired ‘superstitions’ found there

tis God’s Mercy and Grace that covers us hour after hour

and ‘He’ knows our hearts…whether false or sincere

Opportunities to talk with our Creator…is endless…

‘praying without ceasing’ means…we’re never done!

a missed hour of prayer is no reason to stress

for we must seek Him all through the day, as this race is run

When our talks with ‘Him’ are approached like…meted rations

‘rites’ prevail, with the Cross of Calvary…hardly visual

and lost…is the sweetness of ‘His’ impromptu conversations…

as ticking minutes control, and our… prayers…become a ritual

1Thess 5:17, Is 65:24, Lam 3:22-23

Copyright; jmsbell-10/27/2018