The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-12-17
Sunday School
Lesson

stresses This fact and points on,
NSolne OF Jesus teachings cs TO the
way iAcn should pray Our b9c..-
ggotrd script"re shows sAre OF the
many instant es, recorded by Luke,
Ola which Jesus prayed.
Nothing is more e;'ident than t, @
power OF prayer III the lite of Jesus.
And. surely. if he ne2deo TO pray.
hoN ouch mcre 90 we r.,d 10
pray! Taking the scripture refer
enceS given for our study this week
one By one. one aythor has tais to
say about them:
Jesus prayed at solemn 'nov eats
IN sci dedication luke 3:2l-22)
He prayed when the inces ant calls
upon him hal drainco his s. hitual
1reneth. He prayed and VAS re-
Aored in spirit (i:42) Jesus PRAYED
in order that he might preserve
his own true perspe tive When his
popularity seemed deceptively hi II
s5;l6l. He prayed beto .roat de
tisionS t6:i2b
Before Crisis
Jesus PRAYED before u crisis i'm hi;
training OF his twelve disc pies
I9:ls). He 'rayed as he faced the
cross t923--29) He proved in a
>ou,ent Of III n 10y l0:2l- 22l. Ani.
he pra,ed in order that he ,nisht
open doors TO Gcd for others
u1:1-4.
o. co,Tse. the above just begins
The list of all the ti'reg recorGe,f
Of Jesus PRAYER life but ley do
aive us examples of how lie re,
certain situations IN his oNn life
and the power of PRAYER to hein
Him at these times.
Harry Emerson Fosdicl. once
pointed out: Prayer is not lur-
Gen to lie borne, an Obligation TO bc
fulfilled. something that is due to
Cicd and must &c paid. PRAYER is Q
privilege; like friendship and iam-
lily, love ana laughter, great books.
treat music and great art. ii is one
CT hfc's opportunities To lie graS,,-
ed thaniif"llv ana used Gladly. The
man who misses the deep meAnin.s
OF prayer has not so much refused
an obligation; he has robbed hiA-
self OF LIES supreme privilege
friendship with God"
"A ccvuut res giStS life blesso,ns
into prayer as Inevitably as tie
bulb OF lily unfolds, through
growth. the prophetic loneliness at
heart OF it," declared Gaius Glenn
Atkins. PRAYER, there ore. is as
old as relieioa itself Wherever re-
leion hiss risen above l.he 10. est
level of fear and superstition. it las
expressed itself in sorue kind Of
PRAYER We find prayers on tbs
tFokcn CLAY tablets o? old civi'iZa-
items. They are iAlcdCed i'll ole
literature: they are aspects of nern-
Tony and <a.rifi"e The world ma.
always been eirdled ty n chain OF
prayin .cl:. the centuries ale
bound to ether by the prayers 81
the tSVout'
1eac:, Us To Pray
So impressed were the disciplcs
by tbs prayer lie OF Jesus that. on
ere occasion. they Went to hia With
the fervent leq3es., Lord, teach
as to pray IN reply to that plea
DEUS Gaze what We cali TIE
LolC's PRAYER" hut Which n-i4hi
better be called, The Disciples
Prayers As far q we kno,, Jezu.
never offered il as his oWn prayer.
Lut he gave it IL his disciples as q
moc'e! 1t consists OF three e!itions ::
For the KinedoN for daily bread
and .Clgiveness OF .ins post. and for
l clip in resi- ting the tc,.ptation TO
sin in the future
Charles Kingsley once sand if
Gods VIZ c.e cone on erth Is
III heaven i; Wo Iii abolish all the
voice of the world an, tie efore the
misery hieh springs from licc."
The petition for DAILY bread +
commented upon by J u. Jones 10
+ llo"S: Iris prayer moela.ns the
fast OF our dependence upm Go;s
Toy tl,C ie.y Si..p.cst OF 5ooAs. II
is q lTa en- Tor all IeA, for The
prince as ell as TO. the ,. upar, ior
tie rich as sci as 10. The poor.
eeo3use al a"e ab-ou;ely dcpsn-
cent upon God"
Deli.crant iron, te ptltion is
another PEE "1g. p;ation is souc-
times SO eA Of III lie Bible rs co.n-
ilg iioL Goa. s9n.e unos rs 90 &c
iis trcN satan, says Adol -
Saphir Sod terpts no ..n to
Ell, but for ooa; ne tries ana
tets, IS lie tie pged A1iah1.a ar
lie children 81 isiae! mo tIc
W.lden.ess. S"Jan e, ps5 iato etil:
e tie, to ilU ell mto Ne
hrran iao. Many o. Cos, pro-
gitential deslinas .e prCDauuno-.
such as pros It. aca!th talent
OF skSne s. y ge w. ailliotiOn ou-
tn cen Gus treh INTO teXpta-
tons; Our sinlm hed E. give ni1
abundant acilijs in this. The :al.
OF Cad distrJS,s Il self. IRE q
IN, and ays 10 GcG. Lend t. III
where thcie ale sna. a. anc p.I.l.