Blog Posts on puritan prayer
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May My Cry Be Always, Only Jesus! Only Jesus! by New Demonstration on Jan 25, 2011I want no other rock to build upon than that I have, desire no other hope than that of gospel truth, need no other look than that which gazes on the cross.
Thy Presence Alone Can Make Me Holy by New Demonstration on Jan 7, 2011Let the weeds that grow in my soul be cut at their roots; grant me to know that I truly live only when I live to Thee, that all else is trifling.
Destroy, O God, the Dark Guest Within! by New Demonstration on Dec 10, 2010O my crucified but never wholly mortified sinfulness! O my life-long damage and daily shame! O my indwelling and besetting sins! O the tormenting slavery of a sinful heart!Destroy, O God, the dark guest within whose hidden presence makes my life a he...
Paradoxes: I am to be Holy, yet I am Not. by New Demonstration on Dec 9, 2010O changeless God,Under the conviction of thy Spirit I learn that the more I do, the worse I am, the more I know, the less I know, the more holiness I have, the more sinful I am, the more I love, the more there is to love.
How Heartless and Dull I Am! by New Demonstration on Dec 2, 2010A Puritan Prayer from the Valley of Vision on grace, indebtedness to it, and the great need for it.
I Sin, Grant That I May Never Cease Grieving Because of It! by New Demonstration on Sep 10, 2010Lord Jesus, I sin. Grant that I may never cease grieving because of it, never be content with myself, never think I can reach a point of perfection.
Turn My Heart From Vanity to an Eternal Interest in Christ! by New Demonstration on Sep 1, 2010Turn my heart from vanity, from dissatisfactions, from uncertainties of the present state, to an eternal interest in Christ.
Ten Thousand Snares are Mine Without and Within! by New Demonstration on Jul 25, 2010When sloth and indolence seize me, give me views of heaven;When sinners entice me, give me disrelish of their ways;When sensual pleasures tempt me, purify and refine me;When I desire worldly possessions, help me to be rich toward thee;When the vaniti...
Make My Heart Prize Thy Love Though I be Denied All Blessings! by New Demonstration on Jun 26, 2010Heavenly Father, if I should suffer need, and go unclothed, and be in poverty, make my heart prize Thy love, know it, be constrained by it, though I be denied all blessings.
Open in Me a Fount of Penitential Tears! Break me, then Bind me Up! by New Demonstration on Jun 17, 2010O Fountain of all good, Destroy in me every lofty thought, Break pride to pieces and scatter it to the winds, Annihilate each clinging shred of self-righteousness, Implant in me true lowliness of spirit, Abase me to self-loathing and self-abhorrence,...
