Testimonies for the Church, Volume 9 - Ellen G. White

"And it came to pass, that, as He was praying in
a certain place, when He ceased, one of His
disciples said unto Him, Lord, teach us to pray, as
John also taught his disciples." (Luke 11:1) The
prayer that Christ gave to His disciples in answer to
this request is not made in high-flown language,
but expresses in simple words the necessities of the
soul. It is short and deals directly with the daily
needs.
Every soul has the privilege of stating to the
Lord his own special necessities and to offer his
individual thanksgiving for the blessings that he
daily receives. But the many long and spiritless,
faithless prayers that are offered to God, instead of
being a joy to Him, are a burden. We need, oh, so
much! clean, converted hearts. We need to have
our faith strengthened. "Ask, and it shall be given
you," the Saviour promised; "seek, and ye shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you."
(Matthew 7:7) We need to educate ourselves to
trust in this word and to bring the light and grace of
Christ into all our works. We need to take hold of
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