“Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart.” Luke 18:1

“Pray without ceasing.” 1 These 5:17

The instruction to pray “always” does not mean we are to neglect the ordinary duties of life; what it means is that:

• the soul which has come into intimate contact with God in the silence of the prayer room is never out of conscious touch with the Father;
• that the heart is always going out to Him, and loving communion;
• and that the moment the mind is released from the task upon which it is engaged it returns as naturally to God as the bird does to its nest.

What a beautiful conception of prayer we get if we regarded it in this light, if we view it as fellowship, an unbroken audience with the King. Prayer then loses every vestige of dread which it may once have possessed; we regard it no longer has a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege which is to be enjoyed, a rare delight that is always revealing some new beauty.” F. B. Meyer.

May our Christian walk be characterized by an attitude of conversation with God.