Oh Pray Not

[songofsummer]

"O pray not for easy lives, pray to be strong! Pray not for tasks equal to your powers, but powers equal to your tasks; then the doing of your work will be no miracle, but you shall be a miracle to the praise of Him who has made you who you are."

Comments

[misshoneybee]

That's quite a good quote. Who wrote/said it?

[songofsummer]

Well, I had it listed as 'unknown', but I just found this name as it's author. :)

Reverend Phillips Brooks

[winterpromise31]

Thank you so much for posting that. I really need that just now.

Who said it?

[songofsummer]

I needed it too... :)

I had it saved as "Unknown Author", but I'm going to take a look here online and see if anyone lists an author on it. :)

[songofsummer]

A speech by JFK lists the author as "Reverend Phillips Brooks".... so that's probably who wrote it! :D

[delightinginhim]

Amen! I know that I use to pray all the time for an easier life, for my troubles to go away. But God doesn't work like that and He knows what is best for us!