The Meaning of PrayerAssociation Press, 1915 - 196 pages When anyone undertakes to study the meaning and to cultivate the habit of prayer, it is well for the person to understand, from the beginning, that he is dealing with a natural function of his life and not with an artificial addition. For instance, raising palm trees in Greenland would be an unnatural proceeding. They never were intended to grow there and never can grow there save under stress of artificial forcing. The culture of prayer would be just as strained a procedure, were it not true that the tendency to pray is native to us, that prayer is indigenous in us, that we do pray, one way or another, even though fitfully and without effect, and that we humans always have prayed and always will pray. |
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... Week , and Suggestions for Thought and Discussion . This arrangement for daily devotional reading — “ The Morning Watch , " for intensive study , and for study group discussion , has met such wide acceptance in my pre- vious book that ...
... Week , and Suggestions for Thought and Discussion . This arrangement for daily devotional reading — “ The Morning Watch , " for intensive study , and for study group discussion , has met such wide acceptance in my pre- vious book that ...
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... Week Samuel Johnson once was asked what the strongest argu- ment for prayer was , and he replied , " Sir , there is no argument for prayer . " One need only read Johnson's own petitions , such as the one below , to see that he did not ...
... Week Samuel Johnson once was asked what the strongest argu- ment for prayer was , and he replied , " Sir , there is no argument for prayer . " One need only read Johnson's own petitions , such as the one below , to see that he did not ...
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... Week Epictetus was a non - Christian philosopher and yet listen to him : " When thou hast shut thy door and darkened thy room , say not to thyself that thou art alone . God is in thy room . " Read now Paul's appreciation of this hunger ...
... Week Epictetus was a non - Christian philosopher and yet listen to him : " When thou hast shut thy door and darkened thy room , say not to thyself that thou art alone . God is in thy room . " Read now Paul's appreciation of this hunger ...
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... Week Prayer has been greatly discredited in the minds of many by its use during war . Men have felt the absurdity of praying on opposite sides of a battle , of making God a tribal leader in heaven , to give victory , as Zeus and Apollo ...
... Week Prayer has been greatly discredited in the minds of many by its use during war . Men have felt the absurdity of praying on opposite sides of a battle , of making God a tribal leader in heaven , to give victory , as Zeus and Apollo ...
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... ( 1789-1882 ) . Fourth Day , First Week H. Clay Trumbull tells us that a soldier in the Civil War , wounded in a terrific battle at Fort Wagner , was asked by an army chaplain , " Do you ever pray ? 4 [ 1-4 ] THE MEANING OF PRAYER.
... ( 1789-1882 ) . Fourth Day , First Week H. Clay Trumbull tells us that a soldier in the Civil War , wounded in a terrific battle at Fort Wagner , was asked by an army chaplain , " Do you ever pray ? 4 [ 1-4 ] THE MEANING OF PRAYER.
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Ahab answer believe Bible blessing called cause Christian communion Consider DAILY READINGS dominant desire earnest earth Eternal evil experience face faith Father feel fellowship friendship gifts give glory God's grace grant Habakkuk habitual hand hear heart heaven Henry Ward Beecher Holy Holy Spirit Horace Bushnell human individual intercession Jehovah Jeremy Taylor Kingdom knowledge lives Lord man's Master Matt means mercy mind moods natural natural law never ourselves peace petition practice prayer wheel presence Psalm Psalmist READINGS First Day realm reign of law rejoice religion righteous sake Scripture secret seek servant soul speak spirit SUGGESTIONS FOR THOUGHT supplication Thine things Thomas à Kempis Thou art Thou hast thou wilt thy name Thyself tion trouble true truth unanswered unanswered prayer unselfish unto thee Walter Rauschenbusch wants Week wisdom wish words