When you seek the welfare of others rather than judging them, you are God like.  A less fortunate person than yourself should be the object of your love not criticism.  Whether their misfortune is their own doing or lack thereof, you, who would claim the favor of God, should have nothing but compassion for them.

When I was a child, my grandfather made a great impression on me.  He over heard me talking about someone in a not so flattering way.  His one statement left me feeling embarrassed and ashamed – “If you cannot say something nice about someone then say nothing at all.”

We are given an unbelievable promise when Jesus says: "Whatever you ask for in prayer believe that you have received it and it will be yours" Mark 11 : 24. The difficult part is that we have all prayed for things and have not received them! How can this be? If we are willing to open our minds to the possibility that we do not know how to pray then maybe we can be taught to "truly" pray.