~ PRAYER IS THE SOUL'S SINCERE DESIRE ~
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
unuttered or expressed,
the motion of a hidden fire
that trembles in the breast.
Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
the falling of a tear,
the upward glancing of an eye,
when none but God is near.
Prayer is the simplest form of speech
that infant lips can try;
Prayer the sublimest strains that reach
the Majesty on high . . .
Prayer is the contrite sinners' voice,
returning from their way,
while Angels in their songs Rejoice
and cry, "Behold, they Pray!"
Prayer is the Christians' vital breath,
the Christians' native air;
their watchword at the gates of death;
they enter Heaven with Prayer.
O thou, by whom we come to God,
the Life, the Truth, the Way:
the Path of Prayer thyself hast trod;
Lord, teach us how to Pray!
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Anyone can Love the Lovely, Anyone can Forgive
the Forgivable. But Christians are Unique.
We are called to
Love the unlovely, to
Forgive the Unforgivable. Jesus'
followers have done so for centuries.
Few acts have a greater impact on those who
mistreat us an abuse us than our telling
them we Forgive them, and we are
asking God to Forgive them too.
Keep fervent in your
Love for one another, because Love
covers a Multitude of Sins.
