St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-10-04

couraged lips. So It IL with e,ery
child Of God. He must tell God all
as he would go to his earthly father
with his troubles.
My little girls came running home
from school one day some months
ago, and, rushing breathlessly into
the presence of their mamma, they
threw themselves into her arms and
burst into tears. Their little hearts
were heavy with the burden of a ter
rible experience. It was some time
before the convu sive sobbing would
give the little tongues chance to
tell the story of their grief. At last.
after the many broken bits of sem
fences and words were all out and
mamma knew the whole story Of
their terrible fright and how Frances
had almost been run over by q
swift-speeding horse and his hoof
| had cruelty bruised the little foot,
| the sobbing ceased and the sunshine
OF the smiles began to break through
the tear-dimmed eyes, for mamma
knew all about it, and the burdenel
little hearts felt lighter and were
comforted in the love of her sym
pathy. Where a moment before had
been convulsive sorrow and weight
pressing upon them hard for their
tender feelings to bear, now was the
CHEEKY smile and happy laugh.
Peace once more reigned within.
Why? Because they had told nam.
ma all about it, and when she knew,
it was all right. Oh, that the little
ones could teach US children of .
larger growth" this secret of finding
and knowing the peace of God. Tell
Him everything. Tell Him all about
yourself and your experiences, and
you will find the burdens like thick
cloud, rolling off your crushed and
weary heart, and the sunshine of His
love will pour in upon you, bringing
that peace which passeth all under
standing.
I'm everything X. let your
requests be made known unto God"
We know this is Gods Word. His
loving invitation to us to share every
thought, every desire, every aspira-
ton with Him. We speak the words
and yet we do not apply them to our
know the peace of God in the heart.
How much fellowship is there be-
tween the husband and the wife, or
between the intimate associates
where experiences are not shared?
where burdens and trials, joys and
aspirations, are not told to one an
other? You know how it is. If you
feel that you are Withholding from
your dearest friend a thought or sx-
perience or plan which should DO
shared with him you are ill at ease,
and perhaps avoid his presence.
Your peace of mind is destroyed.
So in larger degree is it with your
relations with your Heavenly Father.
He is interested in every detail of
your life. You must Gin everything
by prayer and supplication with
make your requests
known unto Him." If you would be
the recipient of the peace OF God
which passeth understanding.
1t clarifies the vision to talk plan
or experience or thought over in
audible words. You cannot success
fully and fully think a prayer to
God. It must be spoken in audible
words within the shut closet if it is
real prayer, real communion. Many
a pet plan and scheme which we have
thought of in our minds will appear
silly and ridiculous as we undertake
to explain it in audible words to the
Lord. Many a burden we suppose
we are carrying will vanish like tho
mist of the morning before the adj
sun as we undertake to tell
the Lord in spoken words about it.
Many a proud boast and conceited
notion in regard to our ability and
will fall like empty
cookie shells when we endeavor to
speak of them in the ear of tho
Lord. But we need to tell the Lord
Ill these things if we would have
His peace abiding within.
And the oil of gladness must an
,oint every prayer. Not because Of
what we are, but because OF tho
Lord "Who loved us and gave Him-
;elf for US" Our text tells us not
,nly to Gin everything by prayer and
make your requests
Known unto God" but. declares it
must be with thanksgiving" This
clement in our communion with God
8 too often lacking, and as a result
'ur worship and service is robbed of
is life and strength. We go into
he presence of the Lord with our
loom and our burdens and, after we
ave rolled them over in His pres
nee and talked about them, and
measured and remeasured them and
weighed and reweighed them. we
cave our closets with deeper gloom
nd heavier burdens than ever be-
ore. Why Is it? Because the es-
entail element Of praise and thanks
living is lacking in our worship
nd communion. There is victory in
he shout of praise, in tho soEg Of