Fosdick Prayers #21-30

[silence] We invite you know now to listen to a prayer by the late Harry Emerson Fosdick, former minister emeritus of the Riverside Church. [Fosdick] Eternal god who knowest are necessities before we are and our ignorance in asking we come in the fellowship prayer can feed lights open always and frank within our hearts in all and reverend we've all before thy great that which we cannot measure like creatures of the sea the feel the impulse of the tides not understanding them so our week amid the marriage as they move men saw vi problem like where's the fun the way should they question the air in which they fly so are we when we questioned the powerful and omega the beginning and the end being wherever

we flee from vice very dark around us far beyond thanks be to be the hallmark also within our ideas insane beauty our hearts i felt love our minds have discovered true are widows have fallen purposes by the normal life and deep in our soul has been to us like a spring of water welling up to eternal life or spirit with him as well as with our grant us now in our fellowship weekly that shall bring to our souls radiance and insight these and fall return debate from the perplexities of daily life and pray for relief from disquieting and cowardly

here the way over by the world's confusion we lose thirty two bands the ballot we are tempted by petty annoyances and great greek lyra respondents say undone by the angry emotions of our time restorative i serve and a faberge encourage we sorely need and banning sharia rule by the explosive power of new very new affection a new desire we pray especially for guidance in a christ like way of life the devices of the world and placed the softest jews of the cynical and the inclinations of our own hard to do and evo solicitations fireman far conscience do with their thoughtful persuasion grant as

true and that confirmed sincere amendment of light the fever right and mortar fire our duty with honesty integrity and on television we pray for our christian churches around the world jeremy of old customs and ideas once helpful but now all grown goodbar deliver from dr playing the trivial and forgetting the vital very likely grant by church a new reformation may she both proclaim the gospel and living so that the minds of men maybe convince their lives the trans for their society is the really

opened the gates of the law new morning before thy church and grant her fresh hopes of unit fresh depths of vital and fresh devotion to thy kingdom come guide our nation in the typical day you lose our park or by purposes of justice and peace save us from selfish nationalist save us from our racial prejudice and discrimination which destroy our influence for good around the world they are helped bring hope to depress been stricken line where despotism right where the liberty of human soldiers phone from where poverty of the people where the spirit and gq uk christ our crop wonderful strengthened the united

nations and all agencies dedicated to mankind be and grant that our eyes may see the victory of our war in christ jesus over the enemy of his true oh god our words when we pray er but small car get from that deeply of army look now up on our wall deeper than our word and give to reach a month according to his knee and to the riches of wine grapes in crime on me you have been listening to a prayer by the late harry emerson caused a former minister emeritus of the riverside church fb

we invite you know ought to listen to a prayer by the late harry emerson caused a former minister emeritus of the riverside church eternal spirit well of living water harvest field from which comes the bread of life we bring to the er so thanks for and needy radiant and castile glad and commit good we have lived by a temporal bread alone we had not sought the deep beneath the knees which earthquake things can satisfy is the hunger which dahl alone can't meet grant us such wailing surrender and receptivity that too was made freely com the insight and wisdom and the grace and power without which no man

can fully lit we pray for a courageous free our fathers walk through days of two lot when the future was on show so will we there was a creative faith such the bodies buried in us brooding over chaos may bring order out of grant us inward resources of spiritual low power that we maybe not submerged in difficulty but may rise above the piece appeared to it and carry off a spiritual triumph in the face of makeup us radiant victorious personality but shall command the wall the world buffet we brought first we pray for evasion see how the blind lead the blind and fall into the ditch raise up for those people we beseech thee leaders who shall see a little

way our head i know what our people ought to do in our personal a state grant us insight that sham a plane or the path before us until problems grow less complex and duties more clear we have come to the louse source of light that we might be children of the light and not walk in darkness therefore grand vision device servants in her eye we pray for eternal horizon around our daily duties we grow up say yes with difficulties and caf near at hand until our perspectives become narrow and our whole rise and shot a scene lift us up to walk far i'll look upon the bleak heroes that surrounds some soldiers today for horses and chariots

of fire expand our sympathy overflow our don't increase our fate lift us to such an hour to do but we may go far from this place a new man and new women in a new word we asked before nor saw come we request of the nightlife made easy but in word fortification especially we prefer boston perplexity over their particular state we cannot live by bread alone but we cannot live without we're not for ourselves on a for our families and friends the human need is glamorous ken stahl measure our agony opened the free channels of goodwill among those people

touch our generosity until like a fountain it shall overflow grant that even as we pray for bold hurt by penury we may have the imagination to see that and on selfishness to isis we beseech thee also for those hard pressed by marlo temptation or god the upward path is very steep for human feat it is easier to go beyond that and to rock their own son's spirit and by presidents here with by protective care remind us in time that it is easier to prevent ego time to recover from save us from our allies so challenge us with the need of the world that we made contribute to it at least one good life

adventures for righteousness so in arizona want in family perplexity in secret temptation in earnest desire for inviting them are under we commit ourselves to the end the spirit of crime on there you have been listening to a prayer by the late harry emerson was the former minister emeritus of the riverside church fb we invite you know ought to listen to a prayer by the late harry emerson caused a former minister emeritus of the riverside church eternal spirit to have another heavens cannot contain much less of these temples which our hands have loaded onto

the list in the humble and kahn tried hard we worship me from the violence of the world and the turmoil and confusion of our busy lives we turn to the four hour of quiet for meditation prayer that roiled waters of our lives so after the rapids and waterfalls of another we grabbed our spirits of tranquil point and then send us all you know fresh direction and on a better course our lord the mystery of life is very deep we cannot fathom it the explanation of this vast and varied delivers does not live within the comprehension of armada today we pray calmly for white or not the wildlife ranch does that lead us in cause of righteousness or by namesake give us the

ideas of faith that can see the way despite life's a mystery and the world's discordant noises that airlift us about the medium and set our lives and the wider horizons of obliging verities our eyes grown too accustomed to my hands onto innocent same to the world tomorrow and disorder the day reminders of the goodness that he's here of the beauty that our eyes have seen in nature and human life the prime minister has been visited upon us love that has sustained us character that has undergirded earth and of my goodness that has been patient with us today but christ in our remember and those strong and radiant lives when i thought it is that oh wait and gratitude in the hearts of some of us who have

forgotten to give thanks and the wrong the evil that depresses us for great memories and wide whole re center our lives around faith instead of the year last year is the justification of our trade up for faith in the center that's all i'm only camper of fear so that some of us who came in trouble with dark foreboding may go out with strong conviction review faith restored power to overcome center our thought not around our strength but by our strength is but that alone and unaided we cannot handle even our own lived well nor can we get ourselves against the ice the view of hospitals circumstance or me with thy power innocence

through us can we be adequate if we could be strengthened with my wife lies buried in the inner man then we should be strong indeed using even the ills of like to create find our character and a better word so combat outpost was one by one and ministered to our deep need of the we lay before the woods solemn intercession the sorry a state of our world today it's violence and uproarious trust enforce its madness of war are mark twain shall our eye sees settled piece again when shell the morning be glad as the sun rises and the evening feasible i'm sure the guarantee no more laden with rap battle in their beyond our power to see the possibilities we pray for peace and just then on his piece

that will give the world the last thing a brother past although there are barricades that we arrived against guy coming in without press period of the living god the one law the secret doors in each of us that there may be falling all weekend weigh in covered also strengthen us where we are we study our spirit and send us far from this place to walk more worthy of the hype location where we have we have been called him cry especially how many who are in such dire need that we must pray for them because they cannot pray for them so forgiveness in ourselves courage in danger serenity under strain strength to do what we ought to do and to stand what we must endure

for such blessing we break so that by re freshman fallen benediction on songs spirits here and bring them all or the water calm the word in the spirit of crimes we write on man you have been listening to a prayer by the late harry emerson was the former minister emeritus of the riverside church fb we invite you know ought to listen to a prayer by the late harry emerson paused a former minister emeritus of the riverside church internal spirit got off graves who worship the inspiring guy and in true la hassle made us that the glory of our lives is not doing things below us that we've mastered but in the divine above us that masters us

we are elevated by our operations we are enraged by our robert grant us an hour of such spiritual well made aware of eternal reality captured by a vision of the christ white light let's get out of our little miss my dedication to abiding value and divide every last thing her friends us from our review our army coaches are indifferent apathy armenian ambitions are simple costs that we may be ready for this a transforming experience and as honestly and confronting him confessing are saying sincerity and making restitution where we have wronged other humility and seeking diverted and resolution by like grace and how to land and our lives weil sie ist das a

generation victorious over the hazards of war or frustrated and confused by the problems of peace from a dismaying world we come into my sanctuary here we pray for an hour of spiritual insight that we designed for hearts we may see a fresh line which event this darkness has not been able to put all or the heritage of the christian gospel are all the same from from their neighbors for the noble succession of the series and profits for christ by assad was not easy for living friends to renew our fate and goodness and beauty integrity and low because of the large human life is not

are drifting rare when a ship with a coarse accomplice a captain and the destination we thank thee marshall within us in these momentous times such resources of the spirit that we may be able to withstand in the vote day and having done all the spam minister to our intimate personally spirit of the living god walk through this congregation all and b the help and comfort the inspiration and sustenance but marceau indentation in elements and disappointment and depression and i think when we are tempted to give up and in success when we are tempted to be pro war god restore our soul maybe here by a voice speaking to each of us

reassuring us challenging us something else to dedicating and victorious living especially made by someone's be heard by some wavering and on certain soul you standing at the crossroads of right and role of christ and anti crime cannot make companies buy or the law has given us this mysterious power initiative that choice sat our songs on it and in this dangerous generation when for ourselves and our civilization we must choose life for this but listing or purchase rent us grace want by one in support of consequence to choose for our devotion things worth living for and if need be worth dying for four our

nation we pray but it may not rest of the world for all efforts to create an ordered and peaceful human family are petition drive for our own sake or our children's sake and for christ sake that he may see fulfill the fate of hope for which you got and for thy church universally prairie wind up her dissent or the fellowship and large herd faltered sense of mission and the outreach of her service that she may so proclaim and practice the gospel of vice and the lion king the mekong and i will be done on her here and all of the unspoken prayer is that rise inside from the deeds of our heart and those committees that can find no voice save for nine year rule minister

according to the riches of vibrates in christ jesus are more common you have been listening to a prayer by the late harry emerson was the former minister emeritus of the riverside church we invite you know ought to listen to a prayer by the late harry emerson paused a former minister emeritus of the riverside church oh god from whom come all good things in man made sure we would sensitive they all want our spirits to be this all are never far from anyone of us and yet in this pavilion of thy worship we would more internet they find the end the fall about the nvidia grace and goodness and that the

sock into a new faith in the end a new vision all for borrowers combine questions arise concerning the and armstrong in the beauty of nature its cemetery and order common and color that we see the virtues of human life i've always felt it to integrity and honor courage and good will that we see the achievements of man's mind and character the truth but science the beauty that aren't create the goodness that high minded man would gain that we see the victories of righteousness where whites has risen out of darkness and love has approved stronger than hate that we see all god from who was a great reservoir of good there's the streams flow make us more certain about the job

the dairy me to shall say warren is a strength of my life are free and as they lift us up into one current policy as bart bailey need a forty two tower save us from soft optimism let not sentimentality save us from saying peace peace when there is no need and maybe never tried to heal the disease is really easy word give us i'm with the face hard for and yet when it all give us curry we beseech thee garcia's group operating these large over and see it or bob doesn't lead us in the solitariness of also revised their own small voice deal with the us one by one if we ever say grand

just the grace of sincere concern the annunciation plans that we are angry comfort us with the steadfastness of livestrong foundation saunders that the store may not be just dial it we are an anxiety clarify our vision and direct our steps on this life in this company we beseech thee that we are a pro hamas if we have been humiliated lift the so and so or did send us all the soldiers of the common good keep us from starvation living in a dangerous time that cannot survive his fall is without public minded the ensemble year guy handled high commission

maybe ladies they oh god in a tight and the cries for leadership that leaders ride especially to some young man or woman whose eyes being thrashed of the world can see and whose mind and heart these sensitive the line approach can you the need of this kind on the way all made the high commission call so bring order out of the chaos of our confused thinking and living and the practical problems very complicated amid questions of right and wrong and very few by joe biden were to be alone on the wall graffiti and a light on the wall and a somber but spiritual has sought by sanctuary see plainly the right role for his feet to take because god has brought order out of the

confusion of our inner lines for the us to be better servants of line in bringing order for this bewildered work for the wisdom courage and sympathy which mankind deeply needs we pray send a solid empowered four minutes to help us to bring sanity into the madness of these were made a touch of christ about our spirits make us wise enough to make the world a little wiser strengthen us to bring new courage of those whose wise move mayor our own a non comparable very that is one of the wilderness of this present time love and poverty he's writing his triumphant over will justice to more powerful than green and the kingdoms of this work week on the kingdom of our more and are his cry so right that i was by

many buyers we have come to this place of prayer and wipeout so various go for the bomb made by an all seeing eye countries are divergent wave coming in the remake growing strength of the prairies of the name a price on that you have been listening to a prayer by the late harry emerson caused a former minister emeritus of the riverside church fb we invite you know ought to listen to a prayer by the late harry emerson caused a former minister emeritus of the riverside church the journal brought before long sanders cannot stand we commonly into by president all the turbulence of the world our hearts

disquieted by ads confusion our lives contaminated by insane we come to the us on our inside than twenty grand just grazed to be honest with our so sensitive toward our neighbors reverend forty we cannot come to worship ii without bringing our brother with the father of all a man who has said that we cannot love the unless we love our brother also we would come bringing him with us in our hearts compassion and goodwill before we seek forgiveness help us believe are giving before we ask for mercy not just to be merciful fate from our hearts the hidden grudge the cigarette vindictiveness over again he'd give us a

cackling and inclusive spirit of sympathy and understanding from all the bigotry and prejudice of race and class and delivers teach us what it means to carry even for those who despite billions of and so by being in love maybe a by envy but we come with our brother in our sympathy nonetheless lousy as all we all we come from the world where man look on the outward appearance to the who does look upon the heart we ourselves hardly know the secret motives of our allies we are so busy in the world but we seldom need are so face the play oh god seek the south mall in the n word on problem recesses of our show when we confront our see very from all our profile

this plantation we are solitary and went back home we die lokale companion other companion miss immerse ourselves comfort and forty two the well from which the living waters run the with us today we bring before they are anxious concern or the evils of the world we lived up on nations and our prayer those who we called enemies and those who we call a friend last year's fall swift and in that us our judgments are weakened and song we wish well to others how can we do otherwise yet here and lie sanctuary may we remember the last turtle rhizomes and perspectives of our greatest policy is a far flung causes of our human tragedy

deep within us all pile know it's the same for the cause it was a lot more respect of a person's calloused for the victims of man's inhumanity among all people volatility of tyranny and injustice invite purpose than the welfare of all nations and the fraternity of man can spirit of the uighurs the bus from hopelessness and disillusioned grant us the courage of our father who in desperate days wear on this day and in the face of many adversaries did not lose their fate rocco's to weigh in special trouble here some are you or are burden for their state at home some have made very laid there dead away on their heart's wide buried in this a poker songs stand with our backs against the

wall in desperate temptation almost overwhelmed barrett have gotten a life saving grace congress song sought souls the day and strength is here talents on you bowers and dedicated widely thought by the church and by world war battered they lay dying blob of this and they voted the viking the skunk we pray in the spirit of crime on me you have been listening to a prayer by the late harry emerson paused a former minister emeritus of the riverside church fb we invite you know ought to listen to a prayer by the late harry emerson paused a former minister emeritus of the riverside church

eternal spirit so high above us that we cannot comprehend the and yet so deep within us that we cannot escape the bank myself real it was not in a shaken world we seek stability in a noisy world we need energy in a terrible world we want a curve in a world of rising and falling anbar we crave a vision of mine eternal kingdom moves on matters that seeger thought everyone in the special circumstances and needs that each so young and old we come the merry heart it down every family is together here and solitary so lonely and far from well some of us attempted to big trial of the world's prices and some crestfallen because of failure

some strong in body and others driving a jeep the n word or song of our health plans during the two was like the sun indeed and shine this morning into every window while the artist comfort to us to know also within our sincere and it led some last year worth of righteousness be spoken to our conscience is the day save us from our tivo or excuses are sheep defences all are on where they sell dc he was gracious to be honest with ourselves but we may rightly judge are dealing with the personality bar has entrusted us with the friends and family that surround us with the opportunities far has worked before and with the stewardship committed do

we pray for the peace of the world state evil forces that we stand goodwill and lay the cubans which will explore another war or wisdom to say he can pursue it for faith and character do you was a riot of our man has in his aunt were the ham we pray that and our intersections rise for the united nations or our conference is seeking disarmament and beans for our nation its residents of baldwin points of policy and for us the whole body of the people that we married to worthy of the stewardship of opportunity entrusted to it with burdened hearts we play for a larger

role ross the dividing lines of them and bitterness that they keep her fellowship real and fight the dow mean by mercy of the pro immigrant is that in many lands persecutors say deny or liberty is drawing her sanctuary and even refused to wear the training the children of her own household and here where we have the liberty to maintain her strength we're our children and hundreds you see that approach to understand her gospel an angry over the hands of the year the salvation that is in jesus christ arnold a church we beseech thee o loyal servant of all i call that the ministers will layman only women of this congregation grand vision and dedication

wisdom generosity and devotion but we hear the company of christ disciples may exhibit is buried further in his work and the faithful servants of his game now i'm a nice spirit to touch us all that song feeling wisdom and frank gimbel are they review our infidelity made sensitive our conscience that again our spring for a virus in our poll and send us all strong in the lord and in the power of his mind in the name of progress we pray amen you have been listening to a prayer by the late harry emerson was the former minister emeritus of the riverside church fb we invite you know ought to listen to a prayer by the late harry emerson caused a former

minister emeritus of the riverside church eternal god although the noisy world and the strife both tomes we come to this quiet place to worship thee far from i smile never are but by being insensitive best of our own hearts we keep the distance in this our of opportunity grant us the grace of receptive mess that into responsive so we may well complete thou art spirit that we would worship thee in spirit than the untrue by many intimations far has revealed to us by reality and living in radio show last kind of on in the yard or beauty and wonder of the world in pictures of light over darkness a good mass over achievement of love over hate

up these over flowing streams from by fountain ahead we press in this hour of worship to find the the fountain the head itself often have we brought to the er weaknesses sense to be forgiven for years to be i laid anxieties to be overcome discouragement to be driven out again today with our many wants we come to the draw i have reservoirs roubini bahrain this garden hearts we need by harmony leafless trees we need the renewal of by springtime well above all we pray that god would not simply relieve our weakness what will play hold up on our strength we going to be on our mind fallible they are yet rightly you they could give

dignity and meaning to our lives in service to mankind god forgive us that we so misused spirit divide with great work needing to be done in this world may hold up on some mines here today that we may think more deeply proclaim our faith in the more intelligently and work more wisely for the enrichment of mankind's light and the coming of biking they hold upon our curry we thank thee for the high gift of there for all the bravery that human life exhibit we are grateful forgive our misuse of there's no was all laid by hand upon it maybe fight well the good fight for righteousness for personal character for social welfare and for mankind's peace lei hart upon our good will

forgive us that we use brotherly love so now are only an ordinary expanding domain with the city at large is rage over the bitter boundaries that often have a game that no mean prejudice in us hold it back grant us goodwill toward all sorts and conditions of men of every color every nation every creed they hold about our faith pre faith can be the victory that overcomes the world yet see how we put our faith in small and where the thing lift our faith our car may we believe are fresh in the in the gentle purpose which about its purpose in crisis in the infinite value of the human soul and invite coming king or go on so

often we have come to be presenting our people is the day we can presenting such ranked as is i'll take it and use it was vibrating to the car by will in this world cross the inner for a short of our heart comfort us in the region and study our spirits in sickness keep our hearts that france impractical to stress that not the anxieties of this were overwhelmed and in part by thy refreshing companionship send us all that the soldiers of the common good we pray in the spirit of crime on me you have been listening to a prayer by the late harry emerson paused a former minister emeritus of the riverside church

fb we invite you know ought to listen to a prayer by the late harry emerson paused a former minister emeritus of the riverside church eternal spirit ball fountain of all that is excellent and beautiful human life once more we turn to the and replenish needing diary new all week meeting by frank thirty meeting by race we have tried to content ourselves with lesser thing apart has set eternity with in our hearts we are restless onto wi race in the in july sanctuary we come with praise upon our lips yet save us from the ancients end of casting palm branches before by christ that the weeks beginning and crucify him before the week's end

give us sincerity we beseech thee from the i'm genuinely dust of the genuine from the unreal to the real oh god of grace to our table to strengthen us with my spirit in the inner man so deal with us this day that high business may be done for by cause in our hearts but we may go from this place of meditation and prayer to be more worthy of our high vocation as lies sons and daughters carrie we beseech thee upon all the cords of our life we use often have placed ourselves at the disposal of the worlds fingers to play upon would end this hour calm before the the price period might touch the strings of our hearts play upon our gravity to if we have held our complaint

so close to our allies that we have lost the fire perspectives of buy favor grant we pray before the reward of our worship why the horizons in this morning hour remind us of the homes we came from of the fathers and mothers who nourished us of the better aspects of the civilization all of which we have calm of causes wants defeated now victorious for which others shed their blood teach us once again but we are not our own that we have been bought with a price that we may go forth to make our lives our payment on an all unpayable debt may we beseech thee upon are nowhere for years old daughter was given us the part of foresight teach us a new the lesson of the springtime

that whatsoever and i am so at that shall he also reap if there are lives are families here already dreading the pathway of cameras dolly ends which president now must find it ten in the valley of death awaken us we beseech thee o hallway all of this law abiding universe that slowly inexorably moves from cause the consequence plainly beseech thee upon our low is awakened within us the spirit of friendship and kindness save us from our vindictiveness disillusionment and cynicism you some have wronged us help ourself irish gypsy house jindal again the fire of goodwill upon the hearth stone of our better so let the nobleman's large heartedness tolerance and

friendliness have causation of our soul strike or so we beseech thee thus their inner core awaken our devotion or god we pray before work to do good work and strength to do it with send us out into this great generation where no man need ways to ease life defined are tossed in the home the church the state and in the worldwide fraternity of mankind that because we have lived and fall can follow this earth may be a more decent place for the to raise like children so play up on the spirit of the living god let all our hearts oh wait to praise thy name and then go for the certified call we ask

it in the name of christ on it you're listening to a prayer by the late harry emerson caused a former minister emeritus all the riverside church we invite you know ought to listen to a prayer by the late harry emerson paused a former minister emeritus of the riverside church eternal god whose son gloriously renewed the morning renew our hearts with a nose for though the earth be filled with beauty and the gifts of light gray sly all around us and the doors of opportunity opened before us yet shall we not have eyes to see your faith to believe in your power to appropriate if our hearts bleed not write create in us a pain heart will go up

and renewal right spirit within him we bring to the our foreboding thoughts about the word our sorrow at the wars that ravaged the people our fears and apprehensions for mankind we dare not leave them out of our worship for they are here help us to lay them on the high altar under the shadow of the cross for on calvary love scene conquered by a goodness by evil and life by day warhol by victory came so that's still our lord's name is adored why all thy children grab that in these days we may keep our faith in the lord god omnipotent did german arab estimate from every last thing to ever last thing in who's strong hand are the reins of all the or give us

eyes the sea again by horseshoes and chariots of fire up on the mountain we bring to the er benediction thanks to the fore all that is lovely an excellent in our life for friendships and family for the fidelity of strong character for the deep resources of spiritual power that we have found in the end the days of barney four great books and great music for the beauty of the natural world and the law little children and the salvation that is in crisis teach our eyes to see more clearly the meaning of life its abiding values its prophecies of hope and awaken in us in the sanctuary of song of gratitude and pray we bring before the arson in shame

our lord help us to defeat the demons that invade our life they come as the old prom song never held to spoil our happiness wreck our whole disrupt our family and make us tomorrow burdens to ourselves and to the world give us strength to drive them all grant doesn't on its power of self dealing that our eyes may grow ethically we are our consciences be strengthened and our resources replenished as we worship the we pray for our school recalling regret the two the long sacrifices with great jazz from dr vail they have come we thank thee for all faithful teachers spending their lives creativity what the children say with affection and expectation we think of the boys and

girls uncommon go through the doors of our school and grant such insight such quality of mine such enlarged vision and sturdy character in those who cheat and those who learn that the world through our schools may achieve the marvel and intellectual foundation on which you know where society maybe bill grant by grace especially to any in deep sorrow here if we have visited the grave and left as it were are very hearts within the supple or we bring our un companion loneliness for life after month and help teach law was repealed not only via prison but the presence of those who have fallen on fleek a great

company of spiritual witnessing that when they worship here today not simply a fellowship of those who've chance to be a live on air but as well the noble living and the noble david so in every deeper and intimate need in temptation in sorrow in the prosperity that leads to pry into disillusionment that leads to despair may we find this kind of got in the spirit of chronic common you have been listening to a prayer by the late harry emerson was the former minister emeritus of the riverside church it's been ms bee