Do not Punish us O Lord…

Don’t punish us O lord, we are very ignorant!

Don’t kill us; don’t let us die in this ignorance. Just teach us my God; teach us because we are your children. Treat us with your great mercies and compassion because we are very foolish. Look how shameful our thoughts and actions are; we even still fight our battles like they are battles against flesh and blood!

Our mighty warrior and father, aren’t you the Lord of hosts? Teach us how to fight the good fight of faith; how to take victory over the flesh through training and strengthening our spirits.

Don’t let us die in foolishness and ignorance; for there is no glory for you in that, but pour unto us your spirit and give us hearts of flesh – obedient hearts, that you will take great pleasure in us.

Don’t judge us O Lord, because we are not worth your righteous judgment; we are to weak to learn from your punishments and endure your educative pains. Open our hearts and minds, wide like the sea, plain like the African deserts, and scoop out all the evils within and create within us the thoughts and desires that give you glory.

Examine everything within our heart and minds help us grow from childishness to spiritual maturity, from foolishness and ignorance to profitable and glorious wisdom and knowledge forever.

All our earthly fathers are proud when they see their children growing up, especially to be wise, important; to be resourceful people, but then, how will a father, even you O Lord, take pleasure in foolish and ignorant grown-up children?

Don’t let us be a shame upon you; don’t let us disgrace you when we identify ourselves as your children O Lord. Don’t let us stay a reproach upon you by evil men forever when you have all it takes to make us the people you want us to be; a people that will glorify your name in all ways possible to mankind.

Like you’ve always been our God, don’t stop today, don’t deny us; even today be our God and create in us a personality with characters that glorify your name, but don’t punish us father.