› Chapter 1: The Life of Prayer -
"My God. Thy creature answers, Thee."
-Alfred de Musset.
'The love of Christ is my prayer-book."
-Gerhard Tersteegen.
"Prayer is the key of ...read |
› Chapter 2: The Equipment - "Remember that in the Levitical Law there is a frequent commemoration and charge given of the two daily sacrifices, the one to be offered up in the m ...read |
› Chapter 3: The Direction of the Mind - "Thou oughtest to go to prayer, that thou mayest deliver thyself wholly up into the hands of God, with perfect resignation, exerting an act of faith, ...read |
› Chapter 4: The Engagement: Worship - "We praise Thee...We give thanks to Thee for Thy great
glory, O Lord God."
-Book of Common Prayer.
"Were there nothing else
For which to praise ...read |
› Chapter 5: The Engagement: Confession - "The garden of spices is sprinkled with red flowers."
-Heinrich Seuse.
"It is a great and rare thing to have forgiveness in God discovered unto a ...read |
› Chapter 6: The Engagement: Request - "Make me sensible of real answers to actual requests, as evidence of an interchange between myself on earth and my Saviour in heaven."
-Thomas Chalm ...read |
› Chapter 7: The Hidden Riches of the Secret Place - "Prayer is the means by which we obtain all the graces which rain down upon us from the Divine Fountain of Goodness and Love."
-Laurence Scupoli.
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› Chapter 8: The Open Recompense - "Jesus, Lord God from all eternity,
Whom love of us brought down to shame,
I plead Thy life with Thee,
I plead Thy death, I plead Thy name.
Jesus ...read |