Is it selfish to pray for yourself? Some people think that it is, and say that you should pray only for others, but this, of course, is a foolish idea.
You must pray for yourself constantly. How could it be otherwise? We worship God by believing in Him, trusting Him, and loving Him wholeheartedly – and we can attain to that only through prayer. The sole object of our being here is that we may grow like him – and we can do that only through prayer.
The more we pray for ourselves the more power will our prayers have for any other purpose whatever; so praying for ourselves is the reverse of selfishness – it is truly glorifying God.
Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy … Rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul (Psalm 86:1, 4).
Not only should we pray for ourselves, we should also pray for all humans. We are all children of God and not one, especially ourselves, should ever be exempted form our prayer life. Prayer is more than just asking God for what we want. It is a visitation with God, being in God’s presence and God in ours. Prayer should be as much a part of our mentality as is our comfort or our destination at the time. Prayer is as essential to our spiritual life as breath is to our physical life. We ignore either at our great peril.
So today, let us pray for ourselves and all those other children of God. And being the Lenten season, our prayers for ourselves should always include awareness of our shortcomings and repentance of them. Lastly, be sure to include the willingness to bury the old self and rise anew with the risen Christ at Easter.
Lord, have mercy on us all,
Z gardener
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