Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Amen

I just read this quote by Martin Luther and loved it:

"Finally, mark this, that you must always speak the Amen firmly. Never doubt that God in his mercy will surely hear you and say "yes" to your prayers. Never think that you are kneeling or standing alone, rather think that the whole of Christendom, all devout Christians, are standing there beside you and you are standing among them in a common, united petition which God cannot disdain. Do not leave your prayer without having said or thought, "Very well, God has heard my prayer; this I know as a certainty and a truth." That is what Amen means."

Martin Luther, 'A Simple Way to Pray'

What an awesome God we serve! HE hears our prayers! Amen!

2 comments:

David Shedden said...

Great stuff, flowerstarkles. How did you come across the Jean Nicholas Grou quote at the top of the page?

flowerstarkles said...

I got the quote from 'Daily Strength for Daily Needs' which can be found at this address (January 24th)
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext05/7dsdn10.txt