Prayer

Prayer by Elder Gregg Thompson

Christ kneeled down and prayed, and taught his disciples to pray, that ye enter not into temptation; Christ has set us the example to pray, and 0, what a privilege it is! When the soul is overwhelmed with sorrow and distress, we can carry it all to God in prayer. When Christ prayed there appeared unto him an angel, strengthening him, and 0, what strength and comfort has often been felt by the poor, distressed, and afflicted child of God, at the throne of grace! To that throne let us often go. Your prayers must be sanctified by the blood of Jesus, or God will not accept them. You can’t be whole enough; you can’t be devout enough; you can’t be repentant enough; you can’t be contrite enough for your sins to make your prayers acceptable to God. Your prayers must be sanctified by the blood of Christ. If you don’t feel the conviction of sin and the blackness of what sin does to your conscience, you won’t appreciate Hebrews and you won’t appreciate your priest. If you come before God as a sinner, sensibly feeling the sting of sin in your life, you’ll appreciate Hebrews like you never thought possible.