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October 24, 1902
The Yale Expositor
Yale, Saint Clair County, Michigan
What is this article about?
A devotional excerpt by E. M. Goulburn emphasizing the inclusion of praise in prayers, distinct from thanksgiving, as a means to revive a spiritually numb heart through adoration of God's inherent excellences.
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THE VIRTUE OF PRAYER
Let praise—I say not merely thanksgiving, but praise—always form an ingredient of thy prayers. We thank God for what He is to us: for the benefits which He confers, and the blessings with which He visits us.
But we praise Him for what He is in Himself—for His glorious excellences and perfections, independently of their bearing on the welfare of the creature. And it shall often happen that when thy heart is numb and torpid and yields not to the action of prayer, it shall begin to thaw, and at last burst, like springs under the breath of spring from their icy prison, with the warmth and genial exercise of praise.—E. M. Goulburn.
Let praise—I say not merely thanksgiving, but praise—always form an ingredient of thy prayers. We thank God for what He is to us: for the benefits which He confers, and the blessings with which He visits us.
But we praise Him for what He is in Himself—for His glorious excellences and perfections, independently of their bearing on the welfare of the creature. And it shall often happen that when thy heart is numb and torpid and yields not to the action of prayer, it shall begin to thaw, and at last burst, like springs under the breath of spring from their icy prison, with the warmth and genial exercise of praise.—E. M. Goulburn.
What sub-type of article is it?
Devotional Exhortation
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Providence Divine
What keywords are associated?
Prayer
Praise
Thanksgiving
Gods Excellences
Spiritual Revival
What entities or persons were involved?
E. M. Goulburn
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Key Persons
E. M. Goulburn
Story Details
Praise in prayer adores God's inherent qualities, unlike thanksgiving for benefits; it revives a numb heart like spring thawing ice.