The Meaning of Prayer

THE MEANING OF PRAYER

              by    Frances McKinnon Morton

 

A breath of prayer in the morning

   Means a day of blessing sure;

A breath of prayer in the evening

   Means a night of rest secure.

 

A breath of prayer in our weakness

   Means a clasp of a mighty hand;

A breath of prayer when we're lonely

   Means Someone to understand.

 

A breath of prayer in our sorrows

   Means comfort and peace and rest;

A breath of prayer in our doubtings

   Assures us the Lord knows best.

 

A breath of prayer in rejoicing

   Gives joy and added delight,

For they that remember God's goodness

   Go singing far into the night.

 

There's never a year nor a season

   That prayer may not bless every hour,

And never a soul need be helpless

   When linked with God's infinite power.

 

(This came from an old little booklet entitled BESIDE STILL WATERS:  Prayers, Poems and Inspiration Thoughts,  published by Baxter Lane Company from Amarillo, TX -- copyrighted in 1975.)