Written by Henry Frost (1858-1945), a Canadian missions leader, Bible teacher, speaker, evangelist, counselor, and author.
Nothing so pleases God in connection with our prayer as our praise, and nothing so blessesthe man who prays as the praise which he offers. I got a great blessing once in China in this connection. I had received bad and sad news from home, and deep shadows had covered my soul. I prayed, but the darkness did not vanish. I summoned myself to endure, but the darkness only deepened. Just then I went to an inland station and saw on the wall of the mission home these words: “Try Thanksgiving.” I did, and in a moment every shadow was gone, not to return. Yes, the Psalmist was right, “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.”
And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. [John 11:41]
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