The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-16
Sunday School Lessor
IN REN NllANh.M.

some OF tnem are veal ...aR -
dren OF God who grow ..s.t.h ~
cause the particular thing, tho,
for are not granted u s foi, II
stop praying be "ausc youI 81, .-b,s III
oVcrriiled. lf you are rO.. rr.. ~
be assured Heavenly I,..r W
YOU and takes account pf ,.ur 49,,
ton lie may not gran. .r.,
desire, but he viii grant pHtto,,.
best for YOU and for th, r..y-c..
his Kingdom. Let US not b.. .ct,
IL not the onward march ~ az
purposes of more imporamc b,J
the wishes OF any cN, .a,.
Should we not be wiIuua .o q. .h9-t
nate our desires to the veil. .f g,l
Sometimes even a mats 4r,t1i. a
more value to tho Cause .f .., k,,.
dom than his continued uf. 10 Is,1,
because God is through u.... r',
that he permits htm to H., Tho
are many instances iu. hIs.ur. .tha Il
the death of a good tau .1c.hUJ
by violence, has been uf ...e ssrI
ice In the progress OF humanity tha
all he could have possibly .aBc tsi
I've lived. The blood of Dr., rsyty-l
did more to hasten tn, .r,Vtb -
the church than all IN, pr,..btng n,
living men. Yet not AWAY. l4 in
so. for God requires Tho LIVING ser,
ices OF his children unn slcb
time as he sees III to relieve hem ~
labor Perhaps that i- Nn. som,
times a James IL mdrtyr,i ~ bNs.
Peter is rescued from prison =
The prime benefit ar o.-ys.
prayer Is rather TO keep l. ,.osl
touch with God than jg sccufs
coveted benefits. II pays to ,0mnpp.
with the Father and to lcrp ol.
hearts In tune with his great HearJ
We are better off to Dc cuu,nuary
praying without result rhun To- pral
only once and get a dlror answer
for God. even II he does ra. gran.
what we ask, IS tcnderN moved ln,
ward the man who keDp- n closi
communion with him and syks 4
know and to do his will TU0 1saate,t
obstruction to effective PRAYER
selfishness in the heart Of .he pct
toner. lie Is apt TO think first and
primarily Of the thing desired rathet
than of the bost good to cNo-ybod
We may not always recognize th
selfishncss in ourselves, but mad
jority OF cases the good OF "uImJtI
one" is uppcrmest in our minds art
the comprehensive purpOa, Of
wise and beneficent Father hay|
second place. Let us always rcmca,
Der when praying that God sees al
things, know all things, aud that thl
desires Of the individual must nI
be allowed to interfere with
world wide scheme for mans
Il. a 4.... a l.
sequences involved in granting WhiI
we ask for. God does know. AHl
what he wills as the best good N
all is really the best good In A
long run for ourselves. our l'I
narrow comprehension Of this d
and of our individual Interests
that life are trivial things when
against the divine purpose. And 4
are standing in the light OF our osi
good when we allow our persona
whins to blind us to the Erel'I
good that comes from the A.
Wise.
If there were no other lls.iii, 4
ton for prayer, it would be found
the fact that Jesus frequently "A
pers.stently prayed. Blu, were all 4
petitions granted? Did he not 1
Gethsemane pray for n boon "A
granting of which would ha
wrecked the entire scheme of s4l
vation. lie knew that it was not
Fathers will that the cup -hod
pass from him, yet he PRAYED N \
IL might. Further, however, he 4
US On excellent example in addn1
moi my viii. but thine. &c done
Thus alone should VIC pray. alsa
conditioning our request on rs Ia
mony with the divine Will u1d 4
always get Just what we asked 'oj
how often would we De worse ''
than to follow Gods own Nay
But Jesus prayed ALWAYS vi
faith that the Fathers will would
done and that what he willcd wo
be right Now can we afiori 10 4
more his example? The dl~cN 4
gathered in a private home pray Il
for the impr soned Peter dld Il
have great faith their prayer "9-
be answered. \ scheming sing Il
curIled favor with the fhdrl-c@ i
putting James TO death ana
posed to add to his popularity H
closing forever the pouth OF me
repressible Peter. GOd will'd "th'
wise. james dead Dut famed =
flame OF growing Christan.jI
there was much work yet lor ~ /
ing Peter To do. Why should
quarrel with the dispcnSttl0n oi
Kind providence? No douh' JdA'
dead made more converts man j
living james could do, nut 4
wicked monarch was not ptIH' /
To yreak his vengeance upon
outspoken Peter. Even PId
against hope, the prayer OF L'e
c.ples were answered, 50 hAsh
their surprise that they th"lsHt
had been "A ghost when ne A.'
before them alive and "c".
men may put good ones ~"
but no one OF his "htuc ',.S
perish unless In dying he d''s
a greater servicy than J" ~
Why should we not then 't
even glad, that by our ~ .'..'.t
are helping to carry the odH .e'
the cross ON 10 viCsory' Is s"'F
or mino 50 valuable that !"
afford TO give II ap II IN 7y ~
~, hasten the tirE" "har
knee shall bow ana every Eo'
r,atm Inc ma,csty OF me N.h5
Kings? .~B nd
we often forget prayer ana
rule of the spiritual over me ~
terial. Material Things A.
wicked nor at cnmity win "vl,
they are only agents throssa W"
the spiritual operates ~ a
world. 1t IL glorious lh'H-
for God. Is It not glorious l2 ~,
him? Let US shake off the ..'
that contfne our souls 10 "A
terial viewpoint Of ever .7 mi
rise to that c0mprchrl