Luke 9:18-20 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?… One Sabbath night (says a Scotch clergyman), after discoursing on a very solemn subject which had stirred my own soul, I took a walk before going home. It was clear starlight, without any moon, and the heavens looked down upon me with all their sublime impressiveness. I found myself unconsciously walking in the direction of the mill. I had not gone far when I met a friend pacing slowly up and down by the side of a stream near his house. As soon as I came up, he said: "Men, I couldna gang hame direct frae the chapel the nicht. After hearing your sermon, I wanted to be alane wi' God; and I never feel His presence so much as when I am, too, in a nicht like this."Praying alone: — A minister, visiting the cottages of the poor, met a little boy who had been taught at school the duty, as well as the privilege of prayer. He said, "Do you love to pray, my little fellow?" "Oh yes, sir!" "But in so small a house, with so large a family, when and where do you pray?" The boy answered, "I go to bed with the others; and when they are asleep, I rise." "But then you, yourself, must be sleepy; how do you keep awake?" asked the minister. "I wash my hands and face in the pitcher where the cold water is kept; then I do not feel sleepy." Parallel Verses KJV: And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? |
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