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In Stillness the Dancing

Connecting life, scripture, and poetry

vital breath

Beth Ferguson, August 14, 2009January 15, 2021

This has been one of those challenging evenings.  I’ve been praying … and I appreciate the prayers of friends!

Prayer is the Soul’s Sincere Desire

Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire,
unuttered or expressed,
the motion of a hidden fire
that trembles in the breast.

Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
the falling of a tear,
the upward glancing of an eye,
when none but God is near.

Prayer is the simplest form of speech
that infant lips can try;
prayer the sublimest strains that reach
the Majesty on high.

Prayer is the contrite sinners’ voice,
returning from their way,
while angels in their songs rejoice
and cry, “Behold, they pray!”

Prayer is the Christians’ vital breath,
the Christians’ native air;
their watchword at the gates of death;
they enter heaven with prayer.

O Thou, by whom we come to God,
the Life, the Truth, the Way:
the path of prayer thyself hast trod;
Lord, teach us how to pray!
~ James Montgomery

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Comments (2)

  1. Amy Nicholson says:
    August 15, 2009 at 10:15 pm

    I am praying for you and your family.

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    1. instillnessthedancing says:
      August 15, 2009 at 11:19 pm

      Thank you! And I reciprocate … lifting your family to the throne … thanking him for brothers and sisters … all over the world!

      Reply

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