THE STEPS OF PRAYER

           THE STEPS OF PRAYER
           First, decide what you really want.
           Second, decide whether the thing you
           want is a Christian thing.
           Third, write it down.
           Fourth, still the mind.
           Fifth, talk with God about it.
           Sixth, promise God what you will do to
           make this prayer come true.
           Seventh, do everything loving that comes
           to your mind about it.
           Eighth, thank God for answering in his
           own way.
           Ninth, release the whole prayer from
           your conscious thinking.

         E. STANLEY JONES






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