Servants

Many believers of Western Religions, People of the Book, will admit, if asked, that they are servants of their God.  But when I ask some of these “servants” what they do in their prayer, there seems to be a common theme.  They ask their God for stuff, for themselves or for others.  But I recall a Bible verse in which a young prophet says to God, Speak Lord, your servant is listening.  It seems that many a modern believer in their prayer says, Listen Lord, your servant is speaking.  So I try to do the listening first.  It sometimes changes my asking.