Magnificent Prayer #187
Magnificent Prayer #187
Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight.
Psalm 43:4
No one should give the answer that it is impossible for a Christian occupied with worldly cares to pray always. You can set up an altar to God in your mind by means of prayer. And so it is fitting to pray at your trade, on a journey, standing at a counter or sitting at your handicraft.
JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
Pray About It: Today, at your place of work or in your home—wherever you spend most of your days, find a place that you can secretly consider your altar; the counter, the desk, the workbench, the sewing machine, the kitchen sink—wherever you spend a lot of time. And then allow that place to be a reminder of God’s presence with you as you work.
The story is told of a farmer who stopped his plow at the end of every tenth round of his long furrowed field for a few moments of prayer. He said that not only was his strength renewed but the horses had more endurance for the day’s work. What’s the equivalent of the furrowed field where you work?
Find a way to regularly pray every day as you go about your daily routine.
Prayer continues in the desire of the heart, though the mind is employed on outward things.
JOHN WESLEY
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