Clean Your Closet!
Read: Matthew 6:1-6
“When thou prayest, enter into thy closet and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to the Father which is in secret.”
Suppose we took Christ’s words in this scripture literally and we tried to get into one of our closets at home to pray. Most of us would find there would not be enough room. We would find a lot of old things that should have been thrown away a long time ago. Some things should have been given away. And we would find things that are of no value to anyone – a lot of junk.
But, let us look at the verse another way. The only way we can really pray, really commune with God, and really pray for each other is to get rid of some “things” – some old things like pride and jealousy. We also hold on to some things like talents, time, and friendships that we should be sharing. And some things are of no value to anyone – like grudges, hard feelings, harsh words.
It is hard to get rid of these things. But only when we clean out the closets of our minds and hearts can we succeed in prayer.
Mary Ann Warf (College Grove UMC)
Read: Matthew 6:1-6
“When thou prayest, enter into thy closet and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to the Father which is in secret.”
Suppose we took Christ’s words in this scripture literally and we tried to get into one of our closets at home to pray. Most of us would find there would not be enough room. We would find a lot of old things that should have been thrown away a long time ago. Some things should have been given away. And we would find things that are of no value to anyone – a lot of junk.
But, let us look at the verse another way. The only way we can really pray, really commune with God, and really pray for each other is to get rid of some “things” – some old things like pride and jealousy. We also hold on to some things like talents, time, and friendships that we should be sharing. And some things are of no value to anyone – like grudges, hard feelings, harsh words.
It is hard to get rid of these things. But only when we clean out the closets of our minds and hearts can we succeed in prayer.
Mary Ann Warf (College Grove UMC)
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