The Meaning of PrayerCosimo, Inc., 1 nov. 2005 - 212 pages Harry Emerson Fosdick was one of the most popular liberal preachers of the early twentieth century, and his The Meaning of Prayer is considered by many one of the finest studies of the meditative communion with God. This lovely little book features daily devotional readings focused on understanding prayer, reflecting upon: .The Naturalness of Prayer .Prayer and the Goodness of God .Hindrances and Difficulties .Unanswered Prayer .Prayer as Dominant Desire .Unselfishness in Prayer and other issues arising from conversing with the divine. This warm, friendly guidebook to a profoundly personal act remains an important exploration of one of the world's dominant faiths... just as it was when it was first published in 1915. Also available from Cosimo Classics: Fosdick's The Manhood of the Master and The Meaning of Faith. American theologian HARRY EMERSON FOSDICK (1878-1969) was born in New York, educated at Colgate and Columbia Universities, and served as professor of practical theology at Union Theological Seminary from 1915 to 1946. Among his many works are A Guide to Understanding the Bible (1938) and A Book of Public Prayers (1960). |
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... trouble . They reel to and fro , and stagger like a drunken man , And are at their wits ' end . Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble . --Psalm 107 : 23-28 . Remember those times in your experience or observation when either you ...
... trouble . They reel to and fro , and stagger like a drunken man , And are at their wits ' end . Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble . --Psalm 107 : 23-28 . Remember those times in your experience or observation when either you ...
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... trouble have they visited thee ; they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them ” ( Isaiah 26:16 ) . Consider how inadequate such a use of prayer is . I am forced , good Father , to seek Thee daily , and Thou offerest ...
... trouble have they visited thee ; they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them ” ( Isaiah 26:16 ) . Consider how inadequate such a use of prayer is . I am forced , good Father , to seek Thee daily , and Thou offerest ...
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... trouble himself with any such thoughts yet ! " Prayer , left as an undisciplined impulse , inevitably sinks into such a spasmodic and frantic use . " When my soul fainted within me , I remembered Jehovah " ( Jonah 2 : 7 ) . Like the old ...
... trouble himself with any such thoughts yet ! " Prayer , left as an undisciplined impulse , inevitably sinks into such a spasmodic and frantic use . " When my soul fainted within me , I remembered Jehovah " ( Jonah 2 : 7 ) . Like the old ...
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... trouble a proof that prayer is natural ? Was Stephen's prayer as natural as Samson's ? Compare Hezekiah's prayer at the siege of Jerusalem with prayer in modern wars . Is the Psalmist's description of a man praying in a storm at sea ...
... trouble a proof that prayer is natural ? Was Stephen's prayer as natural as Samson's ? Compare Hezekiah's prayer at the siege of Jerusalem with prayer in modern wars . Is the Psalmist's description of a man praying in a storm at sea ...
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... trouble is with himself and not with prayer . He sets himself therefore to understand prayer if he can , and in the 22nd verse of the Psalm , he begins the recital of the victorious outcome : " I will declare thy name unto my brethren ...
... trouble is with himself and not with prayer . He sets himself therefore to understand prayer if he can , and in the 22nd verse of the Psalm , he begins the recital of the victorious outcome : " I will declare thy name unto my brethren ...
Table des matières
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GODS CARE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL | 39 |
PRAYER AND THE GOODNESS OF GOD | 55 |
HINDRANCES AND DIFFICULTIES | 71 |
PRAYER AND THE REIGN OF LAW | 92 |
UNANSWERED PRAYER | 113 |
PRAYER AS DOMINANT DESIRE | 133 |
PRAYER AS A BATTLEFIELD | 152 |
UNSELFISHNESS IN PRAYER | 172 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 195 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
Ahab answer believe Bible blessing called cause Christian communion Consider DAILY READINGS dominant desire earnest earth Eternal evil experience face faith Father feel fellowship friendship gifts give glory God's grace grant Habakkuk habitual hand hear heart heaven Henry Ward Beecher Holy Holy Spirit Horace Bushnell human individual intercession Jehovah Jeremy Taylor Kingdom knowledge lives Lord man's Master Matt means mercy mind moods natural natural law never ourselves peace petition practice prayer wheel presence Psalm Psalmist READINGS First Day realm reign of law rejoice religion righteousness sake Scripture secret seek servant soul speak spirit SUGGESTIONS FOR THOUGHT supplication Thine things Thomas à Kempis Thou art Thou hast thou wilt thy name Thyself tion trouble true truth unanswered unanswered prayer unselfish unto thee Walter Rauschenbusch wants Week wisdom wish words
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Page 134 - If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
Page 6 - They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
Page 148 - Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye When none but God is near.
Page 115 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! how great is the sum of them. If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
Page 81 - I looked to Heaven, and tried to pray; But or ever a prayer had gusht, A wicked whisper came, and made My heart as dry as dust.
Page 181 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you; That ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Page 58 - And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Page 28 - And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
Page 25 - And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger...
Page 66 - I will not cease from Mental Fight, Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand Till we have built Jerusalem In England's green and pleasant Land.