Character and Conduct – 12 October – Prayer

PRAY, till prayer makes you forget your own wish, and leave it or merge it in God’s will.   The divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means by which we learn to do without them;  not as a means whereby we escape evil, but as a means whereby we become strong to meet it.   ‘There appeared an angel unto Him from heaven, strengthening Him.’   This was the true reply to the prayer of Christ.

F. W. ROBERTSON

NEVER let us get into the common trick of calling unbelief – resignation;  of asking, and then because we have not faith to believe, putting in a ‘Thy will be done’ at the end.   Let us make God’s Will our will, and so say ‘Thy will be done.’

CHARLES KINGSLEY

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

Collected by Constance M Whishaw and first published in 1905 as a follow up to her volume of Daily Readings for members of the Being and Doing Guild who asked for an additional volume

In her preface Whishaw writes:

‘This collection of noble thoughts expressed by men and women of past and present ages who have endeavoured to leave the world a little better than they found it.’

It is my hope in publishing them here readers may be inspired to imitate the example of the authors.