The Soul Tonic of Prayer

"Father, I am beginning to know how much I miss when I fail to talk to Thee in prayer, and through prayer to receive into my life the strength and guidance which only Thou canst give. Forgive me the pride and presumption that make me continue to struggle to manage my own affairs to the exhaustion of my body, the weariness of my mind, the trial of my faith.


In a moment like this I know that Thou couldst have worked Thy good in me with so little strain, with so little effort. And then to Thee would have been the given the praise and the glory. When I neglect to pray, mine is the loss. Forgive me, Lord.


Let not, I pray, any future forgetfulness of mine, or a false sense of self-sufficiency, any spiritual laziness, or doubt of Thy faithfulness keep me from taking everything to Thee in prayer.


And now, I thank Thee that the fresh breath of heaven is blowing away the close, damp air of all my failure, of every doubt and fear. I ask Thee for that soul tonic of prayer that shall reburnish my faith, brighten my hope, revive and rekindle my love. In Thy name, I pray. Amen."

Peter Marshall