The hour of prayer should not be neglected for any consideration…. At an early hour of the evening, when you can pray unhurriedly and understandingly, present your supplication, and raise your voices in happy, grateful praise. Let all who visit Christians see that the hour of prayer is the most sacred, the most precious, and the happiest hour of the day. Such an example will not be without effect.
The hour of prayer brings a peace and rest grateful to the weary spirit; for the very atmosphere of a Christian home is that of peace and restfulness.
Nine tenths of the trials and perplexities that so many worry over are either imaginary, or brought upon themselves by their own wrong course. They should cease to talk of these trials, and [cease] to magnify them. The Christian may commit every worriment, every disturbing thing to God. Nothing is too small for our compassionate Saviour to notice; nothing is too great for Him to carry.
Then let us set our hearts and homes in order; let us teach our children that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and let us, by a cheerful, happy, well-ordered life, express our gratitude and love to Him “who giveth us richly all things to enjoy.” But above all things, let us fix our thoughts and the affections of our hearts on the dear Saviour who suffered for guilty man, and thus opened heaven for us.
Love to Jesus cannot be hidden, but will make itself seen and felt. It exerts a wondrous power. It makes the timid bold, the slothful diligent, the ignorant wise. It makes the stammering tongue eloquent, and rouses the dormant intellect into new life and vigor. It makes the desponding hopeful, the gloomy joyous.
RC 183
A fresh little bud in my garden, With petals close folded from view,Brightly nods me a cheery “Good...
The father is the priest of the family. The souls of his wife and children, as God's property, shou...
The Lord brings His children over the same ground again and again, increasing the pressure until per...
Another year of your life closes today. How can you look back upon it? Have you made advancement in ...
March 13, 2023 at 9:39 am
Thank you for sharing these important thoughts, Melinda.
In every family there should be a fixed time for morning and evening worship. CCh 152.5
In the hustle and bustle of daily life, we sometimes don’t prioritize this time. Hurried prayer becomes the order of the day.