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Prompted and guided by the Holy Spirit, the prayers that come forth from our hearts express our needs, feelings, and struggles as closely as our mind can express them. But there are seasons when the words won’t form, and even those accustomed to praying freely will pray the Psalms or other written prayers to express the ineffable wants of the soul. The Lutheran Prayer Book provides precisely such...

Word of God. He is most devout who exercises the fullest faith in Christ, and whose soul is most fully possessed of his spirit. 5. You have spoken of the Holy Ghost in connection with prayer: is his assistance necessary in order to pray effectually? Yes; the apostle teaches us (Rom. 8:26) that “we know not what to pray for as we ought; but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings that cannot be uttered.” We are by nature averse to pray, and unless moved by the Spirit, we should
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