We Do Not Pray Enough

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Nov 26, 1912

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 39, No. 46.

We Do Not Pray Enough

FELIX NEFF once made the following comparison: "When a pump is frequently used, but little pains are necessary to get water. The water pours out at the first stroke, because it is high. But if the pump has not been used for a long time, the water gets low; and when you want it, you must pump it a long while, and the water comes only after great efforts. It is so with prayer. If we are instant in prayer, every little circumstance awakens the disposition to pray, and desires and words are always ready. But if we neglect prayer, it is difficult for us to pray; for the water in the well gets low."

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