It is true, of course, that “all of us have knowledge,” as they say. Such knowledge, however, puffs a person up with pride; but love builds up. – 1 Corinthians 8:1 GNT

What if my prayer life is all about discovering what is right and wrong? It would seem that I would have fallen out of what prayer is really all about. In my thirst for knowledge I have actually fallen into the trap of judging and have failed in my duty to lead people to life.

Praying is not about seeking to lead, it is about having compassion for others and praying for them to discover their true value or worth in their identity as people loved by God.

My God, Father, and Savior, since you have been pleased to give me the grace to come through the night to the present day, now grant that I may employ it entirely in your service, so that all my works may be to the glory of your name and the edification of my neighbors. As you have been pleased to make your sun shine upon the earth to give us bodily light, grant the light of your Spirit to illumine my understanding and my heart. And because it means nothing to begin well if one does not persevere, I ask that you would continue to increase your grace in me until you have led me into full communion with your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who is the true Sun of our souls, shining day and night, eternally and without end. Hear me, merciful Father, by our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen. – John Calvin