MY PRAYERS

MY PRAYERS

I knelt in prayer at the close of day,

In faith asked Him above

To give me even greater faith,

And of his boundless love.

I prayed for help in my daily tasks,

To lighter make the load;

I asked for material benefits

To smooth my rugged road.

And without ceasing rose my prayers,

And asking more and more;

But felt no answering evidence.

My lot was as before.

Unanswered prayers ... My mind was caught

In terrible confusion;

And could it be that Answered Prayer

Was but a sad illusion?

I do not know, I cannot say

How the change came to my heart;

For when I prayed, not as before;

I found the better part.

I thanked Almighty God for strength,

For health, for love, for life;

I thanked Him for my children dear

And for my loyal wife.

I thanked Him for the flowers, the trees,

All things that He had wrought;

I thanked Him for all blessings had,

And in my heart I sought

To worthy be for wondrous gifts

From out a loving hand;

And tried to be a working part

Of life, as God had planned.

And then, a wondrous miracle.

I know not how nor when;

My "Asking Prayers" were answered,

And I searched my heart again.

And backward looked for reasons why

And pondered constantly.

And found, "If I would have, receive;

That I must worthy be."

By: H. B. Austin 10/6/58

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