The Meaning of PrayerHarry Emerson Fosdick was one of the most popular liberal preachers of the early twentieth century, and his The Meaning of Prayer is considered by many one of the finest studies of the meditative communion with God. This lovely little book features daily devotional readings focused on understanding prayer, reflecting upon: .The Naturalness of Prayer .Prayer and the Goodness of God .Hindrances and Difficulties .Unanswered Prayer .Prayer as Dominant Desire .Unselfishness in Prayer and other issues arising from conversing with the divine. This warm, friendly guidebook to a profoundly personal act remains an important exploration of one of the world's dominant faiths... just as it was when it was first published in 1915. Also available from Cosimo Classics: Fosdick's The Manhood of the Master and The Meaning of Faith. American theologian HARRY EMERSON FOSDICK (1878-1969) was born in New York, educated at Colgate and Columbia Universities, and served as professor of practical theology at Union Theological Seminary from 1915 to 1946. Among his many works are A Guide to Understanding the Bible (1938) and A Book of Public Prayers (1960). |
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... keep from us , though we pray for it . " If today one crosses the borders of Christianity into Mohammedanism , not only will he find formal prayer five times daily , when the muezzin calls , but he will read descrip- tions of prayer ...
... keep from us , though we pray for it . " If today one crosses the borders of Christianity into Mohammedanism , not only will he find formal prayer five times daily , when the muezzin calls , but he will read descrip- tions of prayer ...
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... keep us from yielding too easily to disbelief or discouragement when we have difficulty with prayer in our individual experience . At least , so one of the psalmists felt . My God , my God , why hast thou forsaken me ? Why art thou so ...
... keep us from yielding too easily to disbelief or discouragement when we have difficulty with prayer in our individual experience . At least , so one of the psalmists felt . My God , my God , why hast thou forsaken me ? Why art thou so ...
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... keep us low . O Thou sole Source of peace and righteousness ! take now the veil from every heart ; and join us in one communion with Thy prophets and saints who have trusted in Thee , and were not ashamed . Not of our worthi- ness , but ...
... keep us low . O Thou sole Source of peace and righteousness ! take now the veil from every heart ; and join us in one communion with Thy prophets and saints who have trusted in Thee , and were not ashamed . Not of our worthi- ness , but ...
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... keep in ourselves the best gains of this efficient age and at the same time recover the " practice of the presence of God " ? Almighty Father , enter Thou our hearts , and so fill us with Thy love , that , forsaking all evil desires ...
... keep in ourselves the best gains of this efficient age and at the same time recover the " practice of the presence of God " ? Almighty Father , enter Thou our hearts , and so fill us with Thy love , that , forsaking all evil desires ...
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... keep me sensitive to the grace that is round about me . May the familiar not become neglected ! May I see Thy goodness in my daily bread , and may the comfort of my home take my thoughts to the mercy seat of God ! -J . H. Jowett ...
... keep me sensitive to the grace that is round about me . May the familiar not become neglected ! May I see Thy goodness in my daily bread , and may the comfort of my home take my thoughts to the mercy seat of God ! -J . H. Jowett ...
Contents
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GODS CARE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL | 39 |
PRAYER AND THE GOODNESS OF GOD | 55 |
HINDRANCES AND DIFFICULTIES | 71 |
PRAYER AND THE REIGN OF LAW | 92 |
UNANSWERED PRAYER | 113 |
PRAYER AS DOMINANT DESIRE | 133 |
PRAYER AS A BATTLEFIELD | 152 |
UNSELFISHNESS IN PRAYER | 172 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 195 |
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Ahab answer believe Bible blessing called cause Christian communion Consider DAILY READINGS dominant desire earnest earth Eternal evil experience face faith Father feel fellowship friendship gifts give glory God's grace grant Habakkuk habitual hand hear heart heaven Henry Ward Beecher Holy Holy Spirit Horace Bushnell human individual intercession Jehovah Jeremy Taylor Kingdom knowledge lives Lord man's Master Matt means mercy mind moods natural natural law never ourselves peace petition practice prayer wheel presence Psalm Psalmist READINGS First Day realm reign of law rejoice religion righteousness sake Scripture secret seek servant soul speak spirit SUGGESTIONS FOR THOUGHT supplication Thine things Thomas à Kempis Thou art Thou hast thou wilt thy name Thyself tion trouble true truth unanswered unanswered prayer unselfish unto thee Walter Rauschenbusch wants Week wisdom wish words
Popular passages
Page 134 - If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
Page 6 - They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
Page 148 - Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye When none but God is near.
Page 115 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! how great is the sum of them. If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
Page 81 - I looked to Heaven, and tried to pray; But or ever a prayer had gusht, A wicked whisper came, and made My heart as dry as dust.
Page 181 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you; That ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Page 58 - And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Page 28 - And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
Page 25 - And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger...
Page 66 - I will not cease from Mental Fight, Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand Till we have built Jerusalem In England's green and pleasant Land.