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Psalms 143:1&2
"1 Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in Thy faithfulness answer me, and in Thy righteousness.
2 And enter not into judgment with Thy servant: for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified."

Last week we studied Jesus's conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well. He called her to BELIEVE, to have FAITH, and to be SAVED! She began to evangelize immediately! She convinced many to leave their midday business and come out to the well to meet the Christ. It all unfolded by GOD'S plan. 

Not, covered in the verses that we studied was this woman's prayer life. We can only speculate, it must have been VERY good. It was noted that she had a rough life. Hardship and misfortune will motivate one to pray to GOD for help. I have to believe that her prayers were answered!

This week we will focus our study on prayer. One of the best sources for outstanding examples of prayers is the book of Psalms. Today's verses come from the one-hundred forty-third chapter, verses one and two; "Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in Thy faithfulness answer me, and in Thy righteousness. And enter NOT into judgment with Thy servant: for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified." This is King David beautifully addressing GOD all mighty. David really grasps the holiness of GOD and his own shortcomings.  We can all aspire to this level of awareness and eloquence when written and praying.
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