"The Soul Of Prayer," by P.T. Forsyth 04/04/2011
I found out about P.T Forsyth when reading Art Katz. Forsyth was a Scotsman born in 1848. He wrote 25 books, one of which is "The Soul Of Prayer." What a book... worth a second and third and fourth reading. "We are tempted to treat God as an asset, and to exploit Him. But true prayer, thinking most of the Giver, quells the egoism and dissolves it in praise. What we received came for another end than just to gratify us. It came to carry God to us, and to lift us to Him and to the concert of His glory. The blessing in it transcends the enjoyment of it, and the Spirit of the outgoing God returns to Him not void, but bringing our souls as sheaves with Him." p. 41 " We cannot be true Christians without being original.... For true originality we must be one, and closely one, with God. To be creative we must learn with the Creator." p. 90 CommentsLeave a Reply |