The Lord's Prayer - in Dialogue

 

The Lord's Prayer - in Dialogue

Our Father Who Art in Heaven.

Yes

Don't Interrupt me. I amm praying 

But You Called Me!!

called you! No, I didn't call you.

 I'm praying Our Father who art in heaven

There You Did It Again.

Did what?

Called Me. You Said, "our Father

 Who Art In Heaven, Well, 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 name.

Hold It Right There. What Do You

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

about what hollowed' 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 kind 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 some

 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 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--

 F You And Me. I'm Proud of you.

Look Lord 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 Praying.

.......pause......

Well, Go On.

I'm scared to

Scared? Or 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 knew it! I knew 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'Il feel better as soon as I get

 even with her. Boy, have I got some

plan for her Shell wish she had never

been born.

No, You Won't Feel Any Better. 

You'll Feel Worse. Revenge isn't

 Sweet. You Know How Unhappy 

You Are - Well, I Can Change That.

You can? How!

Forgive Carol. Then, I"ll fogive

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).A right...... all right.... I forgive her.

There Now! Wonderful! How Do

You Feel?

Hmmmm. Well, not bad. Not bad at all

 In fact, feel pretty great! You know, don't i

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 try follow you. I can

 see now how great that would be. so,

 tell me..... how to make you happy? 

You Just Did!