Bayfield Post And Zurich News, 1982-05-09, Page 3FROM THE pastor's Desk
PRAYER POSTURE - Luke 18:9-14
When we pray, God is not ,-is concerned about
our physical Posture, as He is about our
HEART ATTITUDE: As we read our Bibles, we
discover that some of the Old Testament
servants of the Lord fell on their faces
before God. Others stood with uplifted
eyes. Jesus sometimes knelt in Prayer. The
Publican stood with bowed head, and smote
on his breast when he spoke to God saying -
"God be merciful to me - a sinner:' When
the Apostle Paul admonished us to "Pray
without Ceasing" (I Thessalonians 5:17,)he
implied the appropriateness of any position:
Someone has vividly expressed the truth of
this in a humorous little poem that reads
as follows:
"The proper way for a man to pray, said
deacon Lemuel Keys, the only proper Attitude -
is down upon his knees:
Nay, I should say, the way to pray, said
Reverend Doctor Wise, Is standing straight
with outstretched arms, with rapt and
upturned eyes:
Oh no, no no said Elder Snow, such posture
is too proud, A man should pray with eyes
fast closed, and head contritely bowed.
It seems to me his hands should be, austerely
clasped in front. With thumbs pointing to
the ground, said Rev. Doctor Blunt:
Last year I fell in Hodgkins well, head-
first said Cyril Brown, With both my heels
a stickin up, my head a pointin down:
And T done prayed - right then and there,
best prayer I ever said: The prayinest
prayer I ever prayed, a standin on my head;
The essence of true prayer 5s to come tc:
God humbly, reverently, gratefully an d
sincerely - sensing your total dependence
upon Him for His forgiveness and His help.
God sees the heart, and if that is right,
He will hear you, r.o+ ma*tter where you are,
or what your physical posture happens to be;
I often say my prayers - but do I ever pray?
And do the wshes of my heart, go with the
words I say?
For words without the heart - the Lord will
never hear;
Nor will He to those lips attend, whose
Prayers are not sincere;
THOUGHT - What natters most in Prayer is
not body position, but rather Heart Condition:
Submitted by -
Pastor les Shi el
Bayfield Baptist Church
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