Ein einfeltige weyse zu betten für einen gutten freundt

words, or even with fewer or more words. For I myself do not bind myself to such words and syllables, but say the words today one way and tomorrow another, according to how warm and eager I am. Yet I stay as near as I can to the same thoughts and sense. It often happens that in one piece or petition I come into such rich thoughts that I leave the other six petitions alone. And when such rich, good thoughts come, one should let the other prayers go and give room to such thoughts, and listen in silence, and by no means hinder them. For there the Holy Spirit himself preaches. And one word of his preaching is far better than a thousand of our prayers. And I have also often learned more in