tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post6858280833282249170..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: The temptation of prayer. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-61776173319828533772017-01-04T07:08:16.865-06:002017-01-04T07:08:16.865-06:00Thank you! I looked for the O. Hallesby book, Pray...Thank you! I looked for the O. Hallesby book, Prayer, and found that it can be downloaded as a PDF for free here: http://www.prayermeetings.org/files/P_Prayer_O_Hallesby.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-32888035913433180192017-01-03T09:24:23.366-06:002017-01-03T09:24:23.366-06:00Prayer is needful in the lives of every Christian....Prayer is needful in the lives of every Christian. Prayers can be very simple, not formal and long winded. We bring our feelings and hopes, our concerns, needs, and aspirations to the "will" of God, knowing He reserves the sovereign right to answer or deny our petitions, yet we know He loves us and will act mercifully. I pray for little things, like asking God to help me when my car is about to stall, when I am engaged in a maintenance project and am stumbling, when faced with temptation, when counting blessings, for my wife and adult children, for our country, and so forth. Most of all, our prayers should be thankful to a loving Lord whom we will someday see face to face in glory.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-34163758231803491102017-01-03T06:09:09.961-06:002017-01-03T06:09:09.961-06:00C.S. Lewis observed that prayer didn't change ...C.S. Lewis observed that prayer didn't change God, it changed Lewis. And he wasn't even Lutheran!David Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966977894876326659noreply@blogger.com