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I Am a Prayer
I
by Joseph Bathe
am a Prayer. I do not exist in nature. An architect
complete adoration, surrender, and dependency.
cannot create me through his ability to design.
My birth is made easy in the heart of one who has
A doctor cannot examine and diagnose me. A
been stripped of pride and self-sufficiency and
banker cannot find me in the interest rates. The
honestly admits his failures. Life is breathed into
laborer cannot give me life by his hard work. The
me in times of helplessness and desperation when
draftsman cannot draw me on paper. The sculptor cannot create me out of clay. The builder cannot put me together with boards, bricks, and mortar. The farmer cannot harvest me. The philanthropist cannot give me as a gift. The artist cannot mix me on his palette. The horticulturist cannot plant me. The baker cannot put me into a recipe. The astronomer cannot view me through a telescope.
faith joins hands with hope. The one who gives me
The florist cannot put me into an arrangement. The
birth longs for the change I can bring to his life,
geologist cannot find me in the caverns of the earth.
circumstances, and needs. My greatest joy is to
The insurance agent cannot sell me in a policy. A
create change in his heart, making it more like the
judge cannot make a ruling on me. The jeweler
heart of God.
cannot place me in a setting. A librarian cannot place me on a shelf. The mathematician cannot put me
I am a Prayer. Will you be the one who will breathe full life into me?
into an equation. A lawyer cannot represent me, and I am born in the heart of one who longs to be in the presence of God—one who comes to God in
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About The Author
the musician cannot create me with notes. Dr. Bathe is a retired minister of over fifty years, having served as pastor, evangelist, Bible college instructor and various other ministry positions. He is a proud United States Army Veteran. His favorite roles are being the husband of Evelyn, father of Jonathan, and pawpaw to two wonderful grandchildren: Brooklyn and Jackson.
