Magnificent Prayer #161
Magnificent Prayer #161
Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:25–26
The essence of prayer doesn’t consist in asking God for something but in opening our hearts to God, in speaking with Him, and living with Him in perpetual communion. Prayer is continual abandonment to God. Prayer doesn’t mean asking God for all kinds of things we want; it is rather the desire for God Himself, the only Giver of Life,
Prayer is not asking, but union with God. Prayer is not a painful effort to gain from God help in the varying needs of our lives. Prayer is the desire to possess God Himself, the Source of all life. The true spirit of prayer does not consist in asking for blessings, but in receiving Him who is the giver of all blessings, and in living a life of fellowship with Him.
SADHU SUNDAR SINGH
Pray About It: Too often in prayer we seek the gift, when to have the Giver is to have the gifts as well. The best blessing from God is Himself. Today, let your desire for God be your prayer.
The meaning of prayer is that we get hold of God, not of the answer.
OSWALD CHAMBERS
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