Prayer's Message

Prayer hath her message. Away she flies, borne on the sure and swift wings of Faith and Zeal, Wisdom having given her a charge, and Hope a blessing. Finding the gate shut, she knocks and cries, "Open, ye gates of righteousness, and be ye open ye everlasting doors of glory! that I may enter, and deliver to the King of Jerusalem my petition." Jesus Christ hears her knock, opens the gates of mercy, attends her suit, promiseth her infallible comfort and redress. Back returns Prayer, laden with the news of consolation. She hath a promise, and she delivereth it into the hands of Faith—that were our enemies more innumerable than the locusts in Egypt, and stronger than the giants, the sons of Anak, yet Power and Mercy shall fight for us, and we shall be delivered. Pass we then through fire and water—through all dangers and difficulties, yet we have a messenger, holy, happy, accessible, acceptable to God, that never comes back without comfort—Prayer!—Thomas Adams