Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 24 (1909)

Ms 128, 1909

Prayer of Mrs. E. G. White

Battle Creek, Michigan

July 29, 1909

Previously unpublished.

[Sermon not transcribed.] Prayer: Heavenly Father, we come to Thee at this time, because we want Thy presence, and we want Thy grace to come to us on this occasion. We ask Thee, heavenly Father, that Thy presence may be with us in a special manner today. Thou knowest us. Thou art acquainted with the hearts of every one that is present on this occasion. And we ask Thee, our heavenly Father, that Thou wouldest impress the mind of every soul that is here today. Thou hast promised that if we ask Thee, we shall find Thee, and we seek Thee on this occasion. Let Thy blessing rest upon those that are assembled together here at this time. We want to be impressed with Thy Spirit. 24LtMs, Ms 128, 1909, par. 1

We ask Thee to pardon us for our transgressions, and we ask that the truth, the Bible truth, may be very precious to us at all times. We want to see light in Thy light. We want the presence of the heavenly angels in our midst. And we know that if we have their presence, we shall have the blessing resting upon us. And we want Thy grace to come to every heart. 24LtMs, Ms 128, 1909, par. 2

Thou knowest us individually. Thou art acquainted with us, and heavenly Father, we want the presence of Jesus Christ in a special manner here today. We want in these last days to have a very forcible impression upon us that we are to seek the Lord diligently, that we are to confess our errors and press our petitions to the throne of grace. And we know that Thy pardon will come to every soul who will humble themselves before Thee. We want Thy light this very day. We want Thy rich grace now, Lord. We want Thy blessing, because we need it. There are many souls under temptations here today, and we want that the impression of Thy Spirit should be upon human minds. 24LtMs, Ms 128, 1909, par. 3

Thou art our Saviour. Thou hast given Thy life for us, and we want at this time to consecrate ourselves to Thee individually, and humble our hearts, and we want that faith that we can press our petitions to the throne of grace. Angels of God are here, and we want that the impression should be made upon every human mind that now is the time for us to seek the Lord most earnestly, because there is a work for us to do for the world to communicate the light of blessed Truth to those that are in darkness. We want that light which comes from above. Sweep back every mist and every cloud from the human mind, and let the angels of God come close to the people here. Bless them, Lord. Teach them this very day. 24LtMs, Ms 128, 1909, par. 4

O, my heavenly Father, that hast given us Jesus Precious Saviour in His humanity to come to earth, that humanity might grasp humanity, and that divinity might grasp divinity. Our Saviour came to lay hold upon the precious souls, and we want Thee now. We want Thy presence. 24LtMs, Ms 128, 1909, par. 5