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141. What is prayer?
Prayer is the raising up of the
mind and heart to God.
142. How do we raise up our
mind and heart to God?
We raise up our mind and heart
to God by thinking of God; by adoring, praising, and thanking him;
and by begging of him all blessings for soul and body.
143. Do those pray well who,
at their prayers, think neither of God nor of what they say?
Those who, at their prayers,
think neither of God nor of what they say, do not pray well; but
they offend God, if their distractions are wilful.
Wilful (also willful):
1. Said or done on purpose; deliberate. 2.
Obstinately bent on having one's own way. |
