He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him.Ps. 91:15.

LOVING Father, may we realize what a great

privilege it is for us to come directly into Thy very presence, in the name, and by the close relationship of Thy Son as our Saviour and Elder Brother, and to really be Thy children. Help us today to be able to call Thee "our Father." Help us to realize that Thy great loving heart turns towards us as the heart of a loving parent turns towards his child. Each day may this relationship mean more and more, and become very precious to us.

As we take up the duties of the day, may we take shelter under the wonderful promises of the Ninetyfirst Psalm, and may they be fulfilled to us and our loved ones. May we in some way be a help and blessing to someone who may need us this day. Help us to be careful about our example before others. May we "walk, stand, and sit" in such places as may be pleasing in Thy sight, and be safe for others to follow us in.

May we, by our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour, be clothed with His righteousness, and have a part in His resurrection. Guide us and help us as the days pass, we ask in His name. Amen.

E. K. WARREN,

Three Oaks, Mich.

The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the Name of the God of Jacob defend thee; Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the Name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfill all thy petitions.-Ps. 20: 1-5.

ALMIGHTY GOD, our Heavenly Father, we pray

Thee to bless this family and household, and all who are dear to them, wherever they may be. Bless them with all best blessings, both temporal and spiritual.

Bless them in the basket and in the store, bless them in their rising up and lying down, their going out, and coming in, and in all that they put their hands unto.

But above all, bless them with all best spiritual blessings; increase in them true religion, nourish them with all goodness, and of Thy great mercy keep them in the same, and help them to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, that as they grow in age, they may grow in grace, and be truly members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the Kingdom of Heaven, that they may be faithful even unto death, and finally attain unto everlasting life, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

BISHOP WILLIAM CRANE Gray, D.D.,
Orlando, Florida.

I prayed unto the Lord, my God, and made my confession. Dan. 9: 4.

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VERLIVING, everloving

God, our Heavenly Father, we bless and praise Thee, that Thou didst set the human race in families for its higher development and its greater influence. This morning we bless Thy holy name that we have been called into this family now before Thee in prayer.

May we gratefully recognize our duty and our responsibility to Thee, and to one another, and to this community.

Keep us this day from sin, as we do the tasks of the day. Watch Thou over us and guard us from danger. Teach us how to live unselfishly, each for the other, in all the little things of the home.

May we, as father and mother, as brothers and sisters, fulfill our tasks to each and to all, with the blessed example of our Elder Brother always before our minds.

Prosper the work of each one of us, and the labors and business of all our neighbors. Grant, above all, to our family the real and abiding prosperity of a rich and helpful faith in our Lord and Master, to Whom be praise, and glory, now and forever. Amen.

L. B. WOLF, D.D.,
Baltimore, Maryland.

Men ought always to pray and not to faint.-Luke 18: 1.

OUR Heavenly Father, we come to Thee in

humble worship this morning. We thank Thee for Thy loving care while we slept, and for the sleep and rest of the night. We thank Thee that, refreshed in body and mind, Thou hast brought us to see the beginning of a new day. Lord abide with us still.

We ever need Thee. Protect us from harm, and guide us in all the duties of this day. Deliver us from evil, and make us strong to do Thy will.

Be pleased to remember with Thy blessing all our loved ones. Some of them are far distant from us, but Thou art everywhere present. Be pleased to bless Thine own work. Let great grace be given to ministers of the Gospel, and all Christian workers everywhere, that Thy Name may be glorified through their efforts.

And now, blessed Lord, we commit our loved ones and ourselves to Thy care. Pardon our sins, and guide us by Thy Spirit in the way pleasing to Thyself this day, and all we ask in the Name of Jesus our Saviour. Amen.

REV. DOUGLAS LAING,
Kingston, Ont., Canada.

The Lord knoweth them that trust Him.-Nahum 1:7.

OUR Heavenly Father, we lift up our hearts to

Thee in adoring praise for Thy love and grace made known unto us in Jesus Christ, our Saviour, Who died for our sins.

We thank Thee for Thy blessed Book, which is able to make us wise unto salvation. Help us to read, and inwardly digest it. We thank Thee for the Holy Spirit, Who takes of the things of Christ and shows them unto us, and Who is promised to guide us into all truth, and to comfort us all the days of our life. Help us to recognize Him in all we think, or say, or do, and never vex, grieve, nor sin against Him. But help us to follow Him and to realize His presence with us.

We need Thee for the little things of life as well as the big things. Help us to control our tongues, so that we may not speak unadvisedly with our lips. Help us to live daily in expectation of our Lord's coming, and be ready when He comes. Bless all the families of the earth, and graciously give success to all ministers, missionaries, and Christian workers who are humbly seeking to glorify Jesus, and to win the nations to Him.

We ask it all in His Name. Amen.

REV. LEWIS POWELL, D.D.,

Hopkinsville, Kentucky.