Prayer The Key Of Salvation Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Prayer, the Key of Salvation Verted and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. (math. Xviii. The young are displeased when He exclaims Woe to you that now laugh, for you shall mourn and weep. (luke vi. Those who are tempted or af icted, murmur when He exhorts them by His words and example: Not my will but Thine be. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

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The author of this excellent book "Prayer, the key to salvation" was Michael M�ller, (Germany, 1825-1899) who was a prolific Catholic writer and priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. He writes this work based on the precept, to always pray not fainting, which was taught and emphatically inculcated by Jesus to the Apostles and also transmitted to us. In this book he gives a guide on how to pray, and it is packed with inspiring quotes inviting us to pray on a regular basis to keep us connected with our Creator. Prayer is important because man is born unable to remain good and obtain salvation by his own strength; but God, in His infinite goodness, granting to everyone the grace of prayer, wishes us to make constant use of this grace in order thereby to obtain all other graces which we need to be enabled to keep the commandments of the Lord and be saved. Prayer is, indeed, a universal and infallible means for man to keep up his relation between his Creator and himself. Like John Climacus said: "Prayer is the lever of the spiritual life; the medicine of the soul; the light of the understanding; the expeller of despair; the ground-pillar of Christian hope; the solution of melancholy and sadness; the riches of monks; the treasure of hermits; the cessation of anger; a mirror to show the progress in the spiritual life; the thermometer of the soul; a declaration of the dispositions of the heart; a moral certainty of heavenly glory."

There is an important truth of which thousands of men are ignorant; or if they know it, they reflect upon it seldom, and with but little fruit. Yet the knowledge of this truth is almost as necessary for all those who have attained the age of reason, as the knowledge of the mysteries of the Trinity and Incarnation. We often hear in sermons, and read in pious books, of the necessity of avoiding bad company, of hating sin, of forgiving injuries, and of being reconciled to our enemies; but seldom are we taught this great truth, or, if it is sometimes spoken of, it is rarely done in a manner calculated to leave upon our minds a lasting impression of its great importance and necessity. Now this important truth is, that according to the ordinary course of Divine providence, man cannot be saved without prayer. In order to understand this truth in its full extent, we must consider: First. That we cannot be saved unless we fulfill the will of God. Secondly. That we are unable to do God's will unless we are assisted by Divine grace. Thirdly. That we obtain this grace by prayer alone; that consequently we must pray in order to be saved. This premium edition includes a beautiful and easy to read layout making reading comfortable, and additions by St. Alphonsus de Liguori.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.