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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... keep from us , though we pray for it . ” If today one crosses the borders of Christianity into Mohammedanism , not only will he find formal prayer five times daily , when the muezzin calls , but he will read descrip- tions of prayer ...
... keep from us , though we pray for it . ” If today one crosses the borders of Christianity into Mohammedanism , not only will he find formal prayer five times daily , when the muezzin calls , but he will read descrip- tions of prayer ...
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... keep us from yielding too easily to disbelief or discouragement when we have difficulty with prayer in our individual experience . At least , so one of the psalmists felt . My God , my God , why hast thou forsaken me ? Why art thou so ...
... keep us from yielding too easily to disbelief or discouragement when we have difficulty with prayer in our individual experience . At least , so one of the psalmists felt . My God , my God , why hast thou forsaken me ? Why art thou so ...
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... keep us low . O Thou sole Source of peace and righteousness ! take now the veil from every heart ; and join us in one communion with Thy prophets and saints who have trusted in Thee , and were not ashamed . Not of our worthi- ness , but ...
... keep us low . O Thou sole Source of peace and righteousness ! take now the veil from every heart ; and join us in one communion with Thy prophets and saints who have trusted in Thee , and were not ashamed . Not of our worthi- ness , but ...
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... keep in ourselves the best gains of this efficient age and at the same time recover the " practice of the presence of God " ? Almighty Father , enter Thou our hearts , and so fill us with Thy love , that , forsaking all evil desires ...
... keep in ourselves the best gains of this efficient age and at the same time recover the " practice of the presence of God " ? Almighty Father , enter Thou our hearts , and so fill us with Thy love , that , forsaking all evil desires ...
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... keep me sensitive to the grace that is round about me . May the familiar not become neglected ! May I see Thy goodness in my daily bread , and may the comfort of my home take my thoughts to the mercy seat of God ! -J . H. Jowett ...
... keep me sensitive to the grace that is round about me . May the familiar not become neglected ! May I see Thy goodness in my daily bread , and may the comfort of my home take my thoughts to the mercy seat of God ! -J . H. Jowett ...
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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