DAILY?READINGS: Joshua 24; Isaiah 19-20; 2 Thessalonians 3
Lord, teach us to pray Luke 11:1
The disciples heard the Lord preach, but they didn’t say, “Lord teach us to preach.” It was His prayer life that touched them. Our constant prayer should be, “Lord make me more like Christ.” If we mean that prayer, it will have a transforming effect on our lives. It will give us a standard to aspire to and will affect our behaviour, our conduct, and our thought life. It will change our feelings, our desires and our speech. We will increase in love, faith and purity. If our prayers were what they should be, we would be more like Christ. —Milton Haack
Tis the blessèd hour of prayer, when our hearts lowly bend,
And we gather to Jesus, our Saviour and Friend;
If we come to Him in faith, His protection to share,
What a balm for the weary, O how sweet to be there! —Fanny J. Crosby