Father, I will keep coming to you until you answer, because I know that you will.

The determined fixing of our will upon God, and pressing toward him steadily and without deflection; this is the very center and the art of prayer. 

~~Evelyn Underhill  

This morning’s prayer and meditation for Sally’s healing comes from Take Heart, Oh God: Riches from the Greatest Christian Women Writers of All Time.

When we think about losing weight or accomplishing some other goal, we long for the determination that sees goals through to their completion. After all, a goal anchored to the will is usually accomplished, isn’t it? But we must first have the belief that the goal can be accomplished.

This is the kind of attitude that Evelyn Underhill mentions in regard to prayer. The “determined fixing of our will” means we can’t be shaken off by discouragement, silence, or answers long in coming. We just keep making a beeline to the Father, pressing steadily toward the throne of grace.

When we’re desperate enough, our needs and those of others drive us to keep seeking, keep knocking without deterrence. A steady cry for help or mercy is never ignored.  

Prayer for Meditation

Father, I will keep coming to you until you answer, because I know that you will.

Scripture for Meditation

Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7:8

Music for Meditation

Unfailing Love

 

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