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Our Father Who Art In Heaven.
YES?
Don't interrupt me. I'm praying.
BUT - YOU CALLED ME.
Called you? No, I didn't call you. I'm praying.
Our Father who are in heaven.
THERE - YOU DID IT AGAIN.
Did what?
CALLED ME. YOU SAID. "OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN."
HERE I AM. WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
But, I didn't mean anything by it. I was, you know,
just saying my prayers for the day. I always say the Lord's Prayer.
It makes me feel good, kind of like fulfilling a duty.
WELL, ALL RIGHT. GO ON.
Okay, Hallowed be Thy mane. . . .
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
By what?
BY "HALLOWED BE THY NAME"?
It means, it means . . . good grief, I don't know what
it means. How in the world should I know? It's just a part of the
prayer.
By the way, what does it mean?
IT MEANS HONORED, HOLY, WONDERFUL.
Hey, that makes sense. I never thought what 'hallowed'
meant before. Thanks.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in
Heaven.
DO YOU REALLY MEAN THAT?
Sure, why not?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?
Doing? Why, nothing, I guess. I just think it would be
kind of neat if you got control of everything down here like you have
up there.
We're kinda in a mess down here you know.
YES, I KNOW; BUT, HAVE I GOT CONTROL OF YOU?
Well, I go to church.
THAT ISN'T WHAT I ASKED YOU. WHAT ABOUT YOUR BAD TEMPER?
YOU'VE REALLY GOT A PROBLEM THERE, YOU KNOW. AND THEN
THERE'S THE WAY YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY - ALL ON YOURSELF.
AND WHAT ABOUT THE KIND OF BOOKS YOU READ?
Now hold on just a minute! Stop picking on me! I'm
just as good as some of the rest of those people at church!
EXCUSE ME. I THOUGHT YOU WERE PRAYING FOR MY WILL TO BE
DONE. IF THAT IS TO HAPPEN, IT WILL HAVE TO START WITH THE ONES WHO
ARE PRAYING FOR IT. LIKE YOU - - FOR EXAMPLE.
Oh, all right. I guess I do have dome hang-ups. Now
that you mention it. I could probably name some others.
SO COULD I
I haven't thought about it very much until now, but I
really would like to cut out some of those things. I would like to,
you know, be really free,
GOOD. NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE. WE'LL WORK
TOGETHER YOU AND ME. I'm PROUD OF YOU.
Look, Lord, if you don't mind. I need to finish up
here. This is taking a lot longer than it usually does.
Give us this day, our daily bread.
YOU NEED TO CUT OUT THE BREAD. YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT AS IT
IS.
Hey, wait a minute! What is this? Here I was doing my
religious duty, and all of a sudden you break in and remind me of all
my hang-ups.
PRAYING IS A DANGEROUS THING. YOU JUST MIGHT GET WHAT
YOU ASK FOR. REMEMBER, YOU CALLED ME AND HERE I AM. IT'S TOO LATE
TO STOP NOW. KEEP PRAYNG.
. . pause . .
WELL, GO ON.
I'm scared to.
SCARED? OF WHAT?
I know what you'll say
TRY ME.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against
us.
WHAT ABOUT CAROL?
See! I know it! I know you would bring her up! Why,
Lord, She's told lies about me, spread stories. She never paid back
the money she owes me. I've sworn to get even with her.
BUT YOUR PRAYER, WHAT ABOUT YOUR PRAYER?
I didn't mean it.
WELL, AT LEAST YOU'RE HONEST. BUT, IT'S QUITE A LOAD
CARRYING AROUND ALL THAT BITTERNESS AND RESENTMENT ISN'T IT?
Yes, but I'll fell better as soon as I get even with
her. Boy, have I got some plans for her. She'll wish she had never
been born.
NO, YOU WON'T FEEL ANY BETTER. YOU'LL FELL WORSE.
REVENGE ISN'T SWEET. YOU KNOW HOW UNHAPPY YOU ARE - - WELL, I CAN
CHANGE THAT.
You can? How?
FORGIVE CAROL. THEN, I'LL FORGIVE YOU; AND THE HATE
AND SIN WILL BE CAROL'S PROBLEM, NOT YOURS. YOU WILL HAVE SETTLED
THE PROBLEM AS FAR AS YOU ARE CONCERNED.
Oh, you know, you're right. You always are. And more
than I want revenge. I want to be right with You. . ., (sigh). All
right. . . All right. . . I forgive her.
THERE NOW! WONDERFUL! HOW DO YOU FEEL?
Hmmmm. Well, not bad. Not bad at all! In fact, I feel
pretty great! You know, I don't think I'll go to bed uptight
tonight. I haven't been getting much rest, you know.
YEAH, I KNOW. BUT YOU'RE NOT THROUGH WITH YOUR
PRAYER ARE YOU? GO ON.
Oh, all right. And lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil.
GOOD! GOOD! I'LL DO THAT. JUST DON'T PUT YOURSELF
IN A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BE TEMPTED.
What do you mean by that?
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
Yeah, I know.
OKAY. GO AHEAD. FINISH YOUR PRAYER.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory
forever. Amen
DO YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BRING ME GLORY, WHAT WOULD REALLY
MAKE ME HAPPY?
No, but I'd like to know. I want to please you now. I've
really made a mess of things. I want to truly follow you. I can see
now how great that would be. So, tell me. . . how do I make you
happy?
YOU JUST DID.
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