NELLIE has been taught to kneel down by her bedside night and morning and pray to God, asking Him to bless her and all near and dear to her, and to keep her from evil and dangers. To praise and thank Him for all the benefits she receives, and to ask Him to continue them, is also part of Nellie's prayer, and she asks it all for Jesus Christ's sake ; who when He was on earth set us an example of praying for all we need. A habit of prayer is proper to all men, for great are our wants and trials and temptations, and nothing brings us relief like asking God in prayer for all that is necessary for body or soul. But we must pray from the heart, and not with the lips alone, to make our prayers acceptable to God, who will hear and answer us if we ask him aright. He has said, "Ask, and it shall be given you."
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