The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
PRAYER IN WORK
IS A NECESSITY
It Is a Preparation All Need in
Every Day Activity

'"b P'"0e W our devotional life ra-
Tier than in our work life; IN luiet
workshun rather th,, r. ,,,o.,, III,
,," .,,,.1 a.,
- w. ''i III 'he
"''''' ~" W. '' Vhurch SUNDAY morn
ms In ., sermon dcduccd from the
text: but We viii civ, o,rsrIyos mn
To prayer aud the ministry of IA,
Word" Acts Cd
Continuing Rev. Mr.. Merritt aid.
We think of uroyor ~ , n,,,,,,.
cXo rCiSc for The Sabbath aul thc nil.
week PRAYER meeting rather th,n
when i'm the shop of miur ar Isitche,
sweet hour or prayor. s,,oct b,ur
-of PRAYER.
That calls mo from a world oc coro
And bids me at nv Enther's throno
Make all my wants and Wishes
known
or again.
My God is any hour 81 s,yec,
i'rom blush of morn to evening sta.
As that which at thv feet ! spcnJ
The hour of PRAYER
Nov while such seasons # Ccy,.
lion arc sweet and blessed invite
yorr Thought to tho connection In
tween PRAYER rnd work
PRAYER il a prcporutinn which we
need for work--ror all ,uork--th, ,-orI,
Of the merchant. that ne may be for
tiled against his ,rreatest Examinations
dishonesty the work of the mr,u-
racturcr that II, may he f,rtili, |
against his greatest ,cmntation--th,
las, of moor materials Ia rhconor tho
product while the price remains tho
same. the work of tho moch,ni,-
that he NAV be fortified against his
greatest tcmptatiou which may ne ia
~ paid tor doing. one can NOT. hub-
iually. go from honest vorksbin to
dishonest work and como again tu
honest worlship For ONLY 'hc tnot
hath clean hands and a pare hcart
shall ascend into the hin of the Lord
But would speak cspccinlI, of pra -
err az preparation for rcIiyious or
spiritual wori--thc particular work of
bringing i'm the kingdom of God.
THE spirit of PRAYER Is the spirit
of devotion. Deviation imnlics the
giving or ones self ia the service of
ano.her--an afrcctionatc attachment.
So devotion to God Is not simply bow
inn before Him ana saving over some
formula of PRAYER. rather il implies
waiting before God that he may make
known us will concerning MS. AZ enc
has said. In PRAYER we come not so
much to toll God what we want Of
Him as 10 have Him tell rs what He
wants of us Now i'm any work we
would do for God il is important that
we should know what He wants conc.
If we wait before Him win ,hc in
duirv. Lord what wilt thou nave me
to do Uo will make known His will
toward us Many of MS i'm truth must
say.
- WAS mot oyer thus. nor PRAYED that
Thou shouldsi lead mo on
"'praver.' saws onc. is changing
.vos with Cod W. c,uo IA Him ,,itn
orr own plans ana desires aud vision
,f Things aud our many pctitions. int
our first potition sboJId be: Not my
will. Inn, Thine bc done This 4 the
firm. mt of prnyer--s,ibmissio guu-
,,iseion moi rs 4 duty. not as a ucc.s-
citv but as privilcgc--a privilege
h,couec God'q will is alva,s best. 4
delirbt ia 40 'rhy will. OH nv God.
s,,o,,ld no tho spirit of every drawer.
cnninr in This shirt vc shall mo, ask
many or I'm, tbinps vc had Thought or
asking I'm, we shall ask ;hat he may
,o,ch mo- how IA nr,v and villa, to
nr,,. ro, ,ud Tins shall rrnyc,. pre-
NM, -, co, doin,, tho vorl, ,r God.
"r,,is lis,cnin,. ot,i,ud,, I'm praver.'
,,iu hiring us to Gods thoughts as to
mo moods or the world r. We chance
60, ,,i,, cod ,vc sh,lI h,xa thc COM
n,s.io, or Christ for ,hc sinful and
orr,r. Jris ni,v for In, poor and the
yo,t only when vo ,ra thus moved
hv .bo snirit or Christ. are we ready
- 1o tho soIf-sacriticlnp work ncses-
,or, ,o caro for those ,u,. unfortunate
,r,,,,ro, only h,. nroyer H., we have
a. to.t ,.isio,, ,rd tho hear, moved TO
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uTh, mon, or tho mast who have been
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