"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
(Hebrews 11:1)
(1882)
William Halsall
(1841-1919)
American painter
Image courtesy Pilgrim Hall Museum
Plymouth, Massachusetts/Wikipedia
Our Father, remove from us the sophistication of our age
and the skepticism that has come, like frost,
to blight our faith and to make it weak.
Bring us back to a faith that makes great and strong,
a faith that enables us to love and to live,
the faith by which we are triumphant, and the
faith by which alone we can walk with Thee.
We pray for a return of that simple faith,
that old-fashioned trust in God,
that made strong and great
the homes of our ancestors
who built this good land and who
in building left us our heritage.
In the strong name of Jesus our Lord
we make this prayer.
Amen.
A Prayer by Reverend Peter Marshall Sr.
(1902-1949)
Scottish-American Presbyterian preacher
Twice-appointed Chaplain of the United States Senate
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