Her Habit of Prayer.— No one ever, I suppose, prayed more earnestly and regularly and systematically than she did. It was her joy to pray three times a day. She kept a paper in her Bible, on which were arranged the subjects of her prayers. For Daily Morning Prayer. Watchfulness. Guard over temper. Consistency. Faithfulness to opportunities. For the Holy Spirit. For a vivid love to Christ. Midday Prayer. Earnestness of spirit in desire, in prayer, and in all work. Faith, hope, love. Evening Prayer. Forgiveness. To see my sinfulness in its true light. Growth in grace. Against morning sleepiness as hindrance to time for prayer. She also distributed the initials of all her relatives and friends throughout the days; and added various special items of intercession, such as: That my life may be laid out to the best advantage as to Gods glory and others good. For the Church Missionary Society and Zenana work. For the poor whom I visit. For my Sunday School class. For the servants. Shall we not resolve to pray more than ever we have done, inspired by this holy and beautiful example? I will name one other matter before I give you, as briefly as I can, a short sketch of her life. Miss Havergal never kept a diary, but in 1879 (the last year of her life) a friend gave herA Journal of Mercies, and in her memoir her entries for the first three months are given. These are some of the mercies for which she gave thanks: Able to come downstairs. Sleep. Marie and all her care of me. Opportunities of speaking of Christ. Finding great spoil in the Word. Milder weather. A happy Sunday. Our good maid. Fresh air. Beautiful sunset. Donkeys. Clearer views of Jesus. Preservation from fire. A Gospel sermon at church. What a happy thing it is to Praise the Lord and not to forget his benefits: Count your blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
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