My favorite prayers.

Hey welcome. We have another look into the life and message of Elizabeth Alliot, who called us to live to a higher standard and not be satisfied with second best.

As our series continues, we'll hear from family, friends, and others influenced by the life

and message of Elizabeth Elliott.

Thanks for coming along with us today.

Today we wrap up one short series and begin a longer series.

It's the fifth of a five-part look at family prayers.

Is it okay to have a pre-written prayer?

Is there something unspiritual about that?

And we'll begin a look at love, omnipotent love today.

The series is called love that's out of this world.

Also joining us, Davy Blackburn, author and speaker, who is deeply influenced by a book

written by Elizabeth. And as we have two Gateway to Joy programs typically at our time

together, have you ever wondered why it's even called Gateway to Joy programs, typically, at our time together. Have you ever wondered why it's even

called Gateway to Joy? Elizabeth will tell us about that. But first, we wrap up a look at

family prayers. Maybe you would call them family devotions. And really, do you hesitate to pray something that somebody has written out for you?

You are loved with an everlasting love. That's what the Bible says. And underneath are the

everlasting arms. This is your friend Elizabeth Elliott, concluding my talk today on family prayers, family devotions.

And I just want to read some of my favorite prayers. I confess that I grew up in the sort of tradition

which was rather suspicious of written prayers.

We were evangelicals, and we thought that the prayers that God really wants to hear are spontaneous ones.

Well, of course, God wants to hear spontaneous prayers, but he also wants to hear worship. And I don't always know exactly how to express the way in which I want to worship God.

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