Teach Me To Pray
"Lord, I know not what I ought to ask of Thee; Thou only knowest what I need: Thou lovest me better than I know how to love myself. O Father! Give to Thy child that which he himself knows not how to ask. I dare not ask either for crosses or consolations; I simply present myself before Thee, I open my heart to Thee. Behold my needs which I know not myself; see and do according to Thy tender mercies. Smite or heal; depress me or raise me up; I adore all Thy purposes without knowing them; I am silent; I offer myself in sacrifice; I yield myself to Thee; I would have no other desire than to accomplish Thy will. Teach me to pray. Pray Thyself in me. Amen."
—Francois de la Mothe Fenelon
A special think you to Marissa Whitney for the use of this quote from her blog. http://strengthinquietness.blogspot.com/
posted by Ryan H at
12:58 PM
4 Comments:
Amen!! That is sooooo good. Praise the Lord for a Father that is not only willing to hear our prayers, but to teach us to pray!
And, you found Marissa's blog!! That was a surprise as she's a really sweet, personal friend of mine!
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muzic4him, at 7:37 PM
Amen and amen!!
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Emily Mitton, at 9:51 AM
Thanks for the link! Just to clarify, though - I have no claim on that particular quote. : )
You have a lovely blog. I like the header, and the posts are encouraging, too.
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Marissa, at 3:34 PM
Annie:
I think I found Marissa's blog through a comment on yours, actually!
Emily:
Isn't it amazing how deep the people were (spiritually) back then?
Marissa:
No problem about the link; I appreciated finding the quote on your blog, so, thank you for finding it originally! :-)
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Ryan H, at 3:11 AM
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