What we want from God we must give to others Sirach 27:30-28:7

Everyone wants their prayers answered.

So is there a secret formula;

Or a special prayer to get us what we want?

The first reading from Sirach tells us how to get what we want from God when we pray.

It is very simple.

The things we want from God,

We must be willing to give to our neighbor.

Do we give our neighbor forgiveness when they hurt us

Or do we hold a grudge?

Do we give Mercy to sinners,

Or do we condemn them?

Do we give love to our neighbor

Or are there those we don’t.

We God to give Peace to the world,

But are we ever a source a of division

In our actions or our conversations?

Do we give to those in need,

Or find excuses to hold back?

It is really very simple;

If we want God to be forgiving and merciful to us;

To love us and give us peace in our hearts and homes;

To provide justice when we are wronged.

We must be willing to give these same things to our neighbor.

BEFORE we pray to God;

We must give Mercy and Love and Forgiveness to others.

and give to those in need;

For if we give these things to others’

THEN when we pray,

God will give them to us!

All Things Franciscan