Being and Doing – 12 November – Prayer

WE NEED to ‘watch unto prayer.’   Watching unto prayer implies that we are storing up matter for our prayers;  so watching our steps, and words, and thoughts, so taking account of our hours as they pass, so marking the defects and failures of our common life, as to know what to pray about, and what to pray for, and what to pray against, when the time comes.

J. HAMPDEN GURNEY

IS IT NOT true that most people fail much in prayer, because they will not take the trouble to prepare for prayer?   With a written list of the subjects we select for our prayers, a few collects or prayers from books of devotion carefully selected and marked, and a fixed time allotted to our prayers, we shall find we can do much better than we generally do now. 

Bishop WALSHAM HOW

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These quotes are from ‘Being and Doing’ A selection of helpful thoughts from various authors arranged for daily reading.

Collected by Constance M Whishaw and first published in 1908 for members of the Being and Doing Guild whose object is to do all they can for the relief of suffering and misery.

Most of the writers are 19th Century Christians from Britain and Europe who were committed to living their faith through deeds as well as words – Being AND Doing.

For many years these words have kept me company and encouraged me on the journey of faith.  I hope they will encourage others also.