Sunday Prayer

Here is a good reminder from Hudson Taylor for ministers this Lord’s Day.

“I used to ask God to help me. Then I asked if I might help Him. I ended up by asking Him to do His work through me.” 

Busy Summer – Cold Heart?

Perhaps in the middle of a busy summer this quote will be a useful morsel for my ministerial brethren. Many times, I have followed this advice in preparation for the Lord’s Day and have always felt refreshed spiritually.

“When I was threatening to become cold in my ministry, and when I felt the Sabbath morning coming and my heart was not filled with amazement at the grace of God, or when I was making ready to dispense the Lord’s Supper… I used to take a turn up and down among the sins of my past life, and I always came down with a broken and contrite heart, ready to preach… the forgiveness of sins.” – Thomas Goodwin, (1600-1680) English Puritan minister quoted in Patches of Godlight: Father Tim’s Favorite Quotes by Jan Karon which served as the inspiration for my own quotebook.

We are supposed to pray without ceasing

I just want to pray without sleeping.