a heart for the people

Wilson Adams has an article in this month’s Biblical Insights about praying in the assembly.  In it he discusses a dozen things not often mentioned in prayers in the assembly…but should be.  Among them is this: Pray for shepherds to have a heart for the people.  An elder remarked to me how he hears people praying for the [...]

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Prayer for the Preacher

I notice several folks found my post reproducing Isaac Errett’s prayer before reading scripture.  Below is a similar prayer by G. H. P. Showalter (pictured to the right), editor of the Firm Foundation from 1908-1954.  He published, with Frank L. Cox, A Book of Prayers, How to Pray that Prayer May Be Answered (Austin: Firm Foundation) in 1940.  The prayer is [...]

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Much More Brightly Than Before

O Lord, our God, when we are afraid do not let us despair. When we are disappointed do not let us become bitter. When we fall do not let us remain prostrate. When we are at the end of our understanding and our powers, do not let us then perish. No, let us feel then [...]

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Hope for the Whole World

Loving Heavenly Father! Because we are here together to rejoice that for us Thy dear Son has become man and our brother, we beseech Thee from our hearts to tell us Thyself what great grace, benefits, and help Thou hast prepared for us all in Him. Open Thou our ears and our understanding that we [...]

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A Prayer Before Reading Scripture

A Prayer Before Reading Scripture Isaac Errett O Lord, I am about to read thy holy word. I pray for a teachable spirit. May I come to thee hungering after righteousness. May my soul pant for thee as the hart panteth for the water-brook, and drink of the water of life and be satisfied. Open [...]

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