Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-30
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Solomon in all his glory was not ar
rayed like one of these. Wherefore
take no thought for the morrow, the
morrow shall take thought for the
things of itself. Sufficient unto the
day is the evil thereof"
II. In the the second place Paul
tells w we are to be prayerful In
everything. "In everything" he
says, ''by prayer and duplication your
requests be made known to Cod
Elsewhere he bids US to ''pray with
out ceasing." Is this possible? Let
US look for a moment at the nature OF
prayer. What is j.? In the first
| place; IL is a want, a desire, a longing,
an aspiration. Thi, seems TO be the
very lowest element of prayer and IL
this sense we all pray.
In the second place, it is a want
going out to express itself according
to the eternal laws Of It's realization,
Here are two men, they live on
neighboring farms, both desire a har.
vest, both recognize the hand o.
God in their affairs. The one lifts
up bis hands to heaven and asks fOi
an abundant fruitage. But there his
efforts cease, he does not cooperate
with God. Such asking is not really
prayer. 1t is vain and useless repeti-
ton. The other man makes his ap.
peal to heaven, but he does more.
He rises early in the spring time, he
plOwS his fields, harrOWs the soil, scat
tiers the seed, builds the fences and
patiently waits for the early rain. 1t
is he who really prays. He expresses
his want according to the laws of the
harvest. And SO / affirm prayer,
not only a want. 1t is also a want
going out to express itself according
to the eternal laws of it's realization.
But prayer in its highest aspect is
even more than this. 1t is commu-
MON with the eternal. 1t is the pro-
cess by which we keep the a of life
in connection with the spirit trolley.
1t is the opening of the sluices so
that the sides Of the spirit may enter
into our experiences. 1t is the COM
ing again and again into conscious
realization of u oneness with the in
finite spi it of life.
1t is unnecessary to ask the ques-
tion, Does God answer prayer: AS
water can enter into water, as light
can enter into light, $50 the Divine
can enter into the human and fill it
full, or make it strong. Suppose
some day am travelling up a hill. l
have a very heavy burden to
bear and l get very tired. Half way
up the hill there is a house. And
when l reach this point out comes a
man. l ask him for assistance. Now
he can help me in either Of two ways.
He may take the burden from my
back and carry it himself, or he NAV
give me such refreshment as will en-
able me to continue M journey alone.
And SO have come to God With my
heavy l. ad. He rarely takes the
burden away, but he does give ME
strength to bear it. Paul, you IT.
member. had a thorn in his fl, sh. II
was a burden to bis heart, aud as he
thought a hi,drance to Iii, work. He
beSought the Lold that it n light be
taken from him, But the Lo d SAID,
mo Paul, my grace is Sufficient
for thee for my strength i,
made perfect in weakness" God
did not take away the bur
den but he did make strong the
spirit. Prayer has often been sheath
ed 10 .uninte ligible ritual and dulled
by most unworthy uses, but wherever
it is the plain, direct communion of
the human mind with the divine,
there its supreme potency is forever
proved anew. l believe it to he the
most reasonable, the most helpful.
the most vital experience, Of which
the human soul is capable. And it is
always possible, for of God We no long
er say, SO here, or so there; but SO
everywhere!
III. And TO- Paul gives us one
other practical suggestion and that is
be thankful for anything. sIn
everything", says he ''by prayer and
duplication with Thanksgiving let
your requests be made known unto
To the ThesS. he writes the
same thing. In everything he bids
Them give thanks, this is rather sweep.
ng language. But Paul practised
what he preached, IL have learned'',
avs he, "In whatsoever state | am
to be content" And in
he innermost cell of the goal of
ohilippi and hear him and Silas sing.
ng praises to God at midnight.
And here we are brought face to
ace with the problem of suffering. 1t
easy to thank God today for the