| I received a most unusual gift for Christmas in 1982.Janice, my third daughter, gave me what appeared to be anordinary book. My children know how I like books, so thefeel and the shape of the wrapped package made it a verypredictable item. To my surprise, however, upon opening thebook I discovered the pages were all blank! "Hey, Dad," shesaid, you re an author, so write your own book!" About that time I was already quite serious about mypersonal prayer life. Early morning prayer for an hour eachday in the living room was having an amazing effect on me.One morning, January 7th, 1983, I felt prompted to go for theblank book and start writing some thoughts about prayer. Forthe next few weeks my early morning rendezvous with theLord became a blessed time of learning the "secrets" of prayer.With trembling hands I hastily wrote down the wonderfulthoughts pouring into my mind as I prayed. An excitement inprayer gripped me that I had never known before. Then itdawned on me: my supposedly new "secrets" were actually |
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