Noon-Hour Prayer by Editor

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 30, 1914

Noon-Hour Prayer

By Editor

"Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice." "And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends."

Charles W. McCormick says:—

"There is and can be no limit to the power of prayer which has its inspiration and roots in the will of God and the consent of his child. Time and space are annihilated. Hindrances that baffle knowledge vanish before a faith that 'laughs at impossibilities,' knowing that with God 'all things are possible.' 'All power in heaven and in earth is given,' not only to our Elder Brother, but through him to all who believe in him. There is no longer a question whether God will answer prayer: 'We know that he heareth us.' The contact of a believing soul with God sets free forces that span the earth and penetrate the depths of human consciousness near or remote, and accomplishes results which only he who worketh alway 'to will and to do of his own good pleasure' can measure or understand. Man, in his shortsightedness and impotence, stands aghast at the problem of prayer, until at length he sees that God waits for him to find in the joy of conscious sonship the peace of God for his own soul and the vision of God toward all men. Then, resting in the heart of God, he sees that God 'waits to be gracious'—waits with infinite longing for the redemption of his sons through whom he will usher in his kingdom."

Requests for Prayer

22. A sister in Missouri begs our prayers in behalf of her father, who is passing through a severe trial.

23. A California sister writes: "I am sick physically and mentally. My husband is also ill. He is not a believer in this truth. Pray for us."

24. Another request from the same State (California) comes from a burdened grandmother who desires prayer for her granddaughter.

25. Still another California sister asks prayer for the healing of herself and daughter.

26. "Please pray for the restoration to health of my sister, a daughter, and myself," is the request that comes from another friend in California.

27. A sister in Southern California also desires prayer for healing.

28. Writing from Wisconsin, a burdened sister asks that we pray for the healing of her mind, and the deliverance of her husband from the tobacco habit.

29. An Oregon sister desires prayer for the healing of her niece.

30. An afflicted sister in Pennsylvania begs our prayers for the conversion of her family, and her own healing.

31. A widow in South America requests prayer for herself and family, as they are just now in particularly distressing circumstances.

32. A Canada sister, suffering from asthma and heart trouble, desires healing, if God wills to bless her thus.

33. A Nebraska sister, suffering from a complication of diseases, asks our prayers in her behalf.

34. A brother residing in Washington desires prayer for healing.

35. An anxious Washington mother begs us to pray for the healing of her afflicted son.

36. From Oklahoma a sister sends the earnest request that prayer be offered for the healing and conversion of her brother and his wife.

37. An invalid brother in Florida asks prayer for healing.

38. An afflicted brother in Michigan desires our united prayers for his restoration to health.