Devotional for April 7

Olive wood cross

 Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in  every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God. And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

—Philippians 4:6-7 (New English Translation)

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“The essence of prayer does not consist in asking God for something but in opening our hearts to God, in speaking with Him, and living with Him in perpetual communion. Prayer is continual abandonment to God. Prayer does not mean asking God for all kinds of things we want; it is rather the desire for God Himself, the only Giver of Life, Prayer is not asking, but union with God.

Prayer is not a painful effort to gain from God help in the varying needs of our lives. Prayer is the desire to possess God Himself, the Source of all life. The true spirit of  prayer does not consist in asking for blessings, but in   receiving Him who is the giver of all blessings, and in living a life of fellowship with Him.”

 Sadhu Sundar Singh

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