Bestow, dear Lord, upon our young, The gift of saving grace; And let the seed of sacred truth Fall in a fruitful place. Grace is a plant, wherever it grows, Of pure and heavenly root; But fairest in the youngest shows, And yields the sweetest fruit. You careless ones, oh hear betimes The voice of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘prayer’
Prayer for our Children
Posted in Family, gospel, tagged children, prayer on October 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Prayer, helplessness, and the gospel
Posted in Biblical theology, Personal growth, tagged prayer on December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Paul Miller, in his book, A Praying Life, writes this: The gospel, God’s free gift of grace in Jesus, only works when we realize we don’t have it all together. The same is true for prayer. The very thing we are allergic to – our helplessness – is what makes prayer work. It works because [...]
Martyn Lloyd-Jones on how to pray
Posted in Personal growth, tagged Martyn Lloyd-Jones, prayer on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The great teachers of the spiritual life throughout the centuries, whether Roman Catholic or Protestant, have been agreed … that the first step in prayer has always been what they call ‘Recollection’. There is a sense in which every man when he begins to pray to God should put his hand upon his mouth. That [...]
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