No mere earthly thing quickened her pulses like John
Holmes' laugh. And I do not think that was a mere earthly thing; there
was so much grace in it.
"Doesn't St. Paul's 'everything' include your '_ever_ so many things?'"
questioned Miss Prudence, as the laugh died away.
"I don't know," hesitatingly. "I thought it meant about people becoming
Christians, and faith and patience and such good things."
"Perhaps your requests are good things, too. But I have thought of
something that will do for a list of things; it is included in this
promise: 'Whatsoever things ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye
receive them and ye shall have them.' Desire _when_ ye pray! That's the
point."
"Does the time when we desire make any difference?" asked Linnet,
interestedly.
There were some kind of questions that Linnet liked to ask.
"Does it not make all the difference? Suppose we think of something we
want while we are ease-loving, forgetful of duty, selfish, unforgiving,
neither loving God or our neighbor, when we feel far from him, instead of
near him, can we believe that we shall have such a heart's desire as that
would be? Would your desire be according to his will, his unselfish,
loving, forgiving will?"
"No, oh, no," said Linnet, earnestly. "But I do think about father and
mother and Marjorie going to school and--when I am praying."
"Then ask for everything you desire while you are praying; don't be
afraid."
"_Is_ mother troubled about something?"
"Not troubled, really; only perplexed a little over something we have
been planning about; and she is very glad, too.
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