| The Joy of Service |
Chapter 16 |
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It is told of a good man that in a great bereavement he was strangely, supernaturally calm and peaceful. It was discovered that some friends had agreed together in prayer for him, that his faith might not fail. That was the secret of his wonderful victoriousness in sorrow. Thousands are strengthened for their struggles, and carried in safety through untold perils, because loved ones are praying for them. Verily, “more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.” None of us know what we owe to the intercessions of those who love us and pray for us.
But there is another side. How many go down in their struggle, are defeated in their battles, are wrecked in life’s storms, because no one is praying! A missionary came back from a preaching tour, and reported that there had been almost no blessing on his work. A good woman said, “Alas! I am to blame. I did not pray this time for you as I have always done before when you were out.” A mother, seeing her son led away as a prisoner, arrested for crime, cried bitterly, “It is my fault; I did not pray enough for him.”
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