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worshipers as a law, nor its mere repeti tion viewed as a virtue.
“Lord, Thou hast conquered death, we know ; Restore again to life,” I said, “This one that died an hour ago.” He smiled: “ She is not dead.” “Asleep then, as Thyself didst say; Yet Thou canst lift the lids that keep Her prisoned eyes from ours away 1” He smiled: “She does not sleep I” “ Nay then, tho’ haply she do wake, •' And look upon some fairer dawn, Restore her to our hearts that ache I” He smiles: “ She is not gone!” “Alas too well we know our loss, Nor hope again our joy to touch . Until the stream of death we cross.” He smiled: “There is no such 1” “Yet our beloved seem so far, The while we yearn to feel them near, Albeit with Thee we trust they are.” He smiled: “And I am here!” “Dear Lord, how shall we know that they Still walk unseen with us and Thee, Nor sleep, nor wander far away?” ': He smiled: “Abide in me.” APR IL 23, 1933 PROBLEMS ABOUT PRAYER M atthew 6:5-13; M ark 11:20-26 Suggestions for the Meeting Hymn—“Sweet Hour of Prayer.” Hymn—“ Take Time to Be Holy.” Prayer—:Lord’s Prayer in unison. Hymn—“What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” ;- Scripture. Prayer—By chairman of the Extension Committee. Quartet—“ Beautiful Garden of Prayer.” Leader’s Message. Testimonies on Answered Prayer— Either from personal experience or from reading. Quiet Hour. Benediction—Psalm 19:14. Meditation on the Lesson M atthew 6:5-13 This familiar passage has been called the “Lord’s Prayer” by His children. Per haps “Disciples’ Prayer” would be a more fitting name, as this model prayer was the one Jesus gave to His disciples for their use in prayer. It is an incomparable model for all prayer. Worship is the first element o f true prayer, as Jesus teaches in this first petition. “ Hallowed be thy name.” God’s name is God’s nature. God’s name stands for God Himself. What you do to the name, you do to God. Every act o f worship is a hallowing of His name. “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” Our first de sires, our first petitions should be for God’s name, His kingdom, and His will. Then we may pray, “give us,” “ forgive us,” and “ lead us.” What a prayer—com pact, all-inclusive, perfectly arranged, and embodying every element of true prayer: adoration, confession, petition, and thanks giving! While this prayer is truly the model prayer, Jesus is not teaching us to use a set form of words. He wants us to catch the spirit o f real prayer which deals with two things—God’s glory and man’s good. It is right and often blessed to use the Lord’s Prayer as a form for bringing a whole congregation into the unity of wor ship ; but it must never be imposed on —R aymond .
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Discussion Material I. F or W hat S hall W e P ray ?
A man once besought Alexander the Great for a gift of money and was told to go to the treasurer and ask whatever sum he pleased. The treasurer refused to pay the enormous sum asked without first consulting the king. Going to Alexander, the treasurer advised him not to pay this. “Let him have it all,” said Alexander. “I like that man, for he does me honor. He treats me like a king, and proves, by the largeness of his demand, that he be lieves me to be both rich and generous.” We should treat our Heavenly Father like a King, and go to Him with all our needs. “Thou are coming to a King, Large petitions with thee bring, For His grace and power are such, Thou canst never ask too much.” ' —S elected . II. PgAYING THE L ord ’ s PRAYER The prayer which our Lord taught His disciples to pray, because of its beauty, its spirituality, its broad loving charity, has well deserved the name, “Pearl o f Prayer.” It is one of the familiar things of life, and our very familiarity with it may have dull ed our sense of its beauty. Frequent usage may have dimmed our perception of its sweet simplicity. There is danger o f its becoming on our lips a mere form o f words. I would like, if I can, to reveal to you some o f its wonder and beauty and glory. There are in this old, familiar prayer,j] heights we have never scaled, depths we have never sounded. . May we, as we use those sacred words, whether it be in public or in private, not simply repeat the “Lord’s Prayer,” but really and truly pray.—J. D. J ones . III. No C hristian L ife without P rayer Cut that great main which leads the water from the reservoir into yonder city, and how long will it be ere the city is in distress? Prayer is the medium of com munion with God, and without that com munion, there is no Christian living ; so the hymn has not put it too strongly : “ Prayer is the Christian’s vital breath.” There is no life without God, and no contact with God without prayer.—B ishop V incent . IV. W e M ust F ulfill the C onditions A great many prayers are born of self ishness and are too much like dictation or command. None o f God’s promises are un conditional; and we have no such assets to our credit that we have a right to draw our checks and demand that God shall pay them. The indisputable quality of all right asking is a right spirit toward our Heavenly Father. , The second trait of a prevailing prayer is that it aims at the mark, and knows what it is after. In the next place, the prayer that has power with God must be a prepaid prayer. If we expect a letter to reach its destina tion, we put a stamp on it; otherwise it goes to the dead-letter office. There is what may be called a dead-prayer office, and thousands o f well-worded petitions get buried up there. All o f God’s prom ises have their conditions ; we must com ply with these conditions, or we cannot ex pect the blessings coupled with the prom ises.—T heo . L. C uyler .
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