Prayer Time

So we were sitting at the Waffle brunch yesterday and Josiah was told by his mom to pray. He bowed his head and said, "Dear God, help me not to hurt my friends, Amen". At first I did all I could to suppress the giggle but as I thought about it, there is more truth to his simple prayer than just the fact that he totally forgot to pray for the food. Prayer is talking to God. God knows our hearts. He knows what's important to our hearts and what needs to be focused on. For Josiah, God had provided the food and he was ready to dig in with both hands but what was more important in his mind was that he needed to make sure he was under control with his actions.
So,,, if we all prayed more like Josiah and less like Pastor Jenson we would probably be better off. We pray a nice, descriptive, lofty prayer when really what we need to say is, "Dear God, help me keep my mouth shut". or "Dear God, help me remember to Honor you." or perhaps "Dear God, remind me whose I am." Now I'm not condoning not praying for the food at lunch, but what I am saying is sometimes just asking God to remind us of the things we forget most often is more important than empty words and recited sentences. So, if you were really going to pray, talk to God and tell him what's going on beyond the plate of food in front of you, what would it be?