PRAYER FOR THE PRIME MINISTER!            DO 186            10/72

         1. Help him to quit thinking about himself, but to get his eyes on YOU! None of us can stand the sight of ourselves. We're a mess & nothing without You, & only You can do it, if we just yield to You.
         2. Finish the job even as he requested, according to Thy Will. Complete the purification of his spirit & setting of his mind & heart on Thee, putting Thee first of all, loving Thee with all his heart & delighting himself in Thee above all other things. (Sees vision of an old pocket watch:)
         3. Give him joy in his labours & glory in his task, strength for the wheel as he puts his shoulder to it, to cause the other wheels to turn. Except this big wheel turns, Lord, none of the little wheels can turn. We're all cogged together. So HELP THIS BIG WHEEL TO TURN SO THE LITTLE WHEELS CAN HUM!
         4. I'M the CLOCK'S SPRING!--The LORD'S the One that WINDS it! The Spring causes all the wheels to turn, yet if these big wheels, like this balance wheel, turn not, then everything stops. Jesus, help Lord! If the Spring can't turn THIS wheel, then none of the wheels will turn properly & this one keeps them in tune & in time & well balanced & running smoothly, so that OUR FACE & HANDS CAN TELL THE TIME TO THE NATIONS to show them what time it is, how late it is, as a sign. WE ARE THE TIME KEEPERS OF THIS WORLD & all of Thy operations are geared to us, Lord!
         5. Thank you for the precious things Thou hast given us--the case of gold & the little jewels upon which these wheels pivot & the little bearings upon which these wheels rest & without which they could not turn-ALL THESE LITTLE WORKERS SO UNSEEN BEHIND THE WORKS, behind the face, behind the hands, behind the scenes--& yet without them the wheels could not turn, without these smooth jewels who are the bearings, THESE PRECIOUS JEWELS-SECRETARIES, PROVISIONERS, PR MEN, GREETERS, COOKS--ALL THE LITTLE TINY HIDDEN PARTS THAT MAKE IT RUN, without which any missing part would hinder! TYJ!
         6. --And THIS, LORD, IS ONE OF THY BIGGEST WHEELS, that's needed to make it go, make all the little wheels turn in tune & in time, for all the machinery to hum smoothly. Thank You Lord for THE OIL OF THY SPIRIT that makes everything run smoothly & sweetly & quietly without friction!
         7. I'm nothing but a little spring, Lord, that sets things in motion, pushes a little to get the wheels turning. We thank You, Lord, for how they keep going! Help him to thank Thee & praise Thee, not to weep for himself, but to weep for Thee & Thy Work, Thy children, & get his eyes off himself.--To be sorry for himself is to be selfish & introspective & even to murmur!
         8. Help him not to be sorry for himself, BUT TO PRAISE THEE for his blessings & thank Thee for how You've trusted him & we've trusted him to do a good job, for we know he will. Help him to thank Thee for how much You trust him & how much You've helped him to accomplish, how You've worked so mightily in the hearts of those he's dealt with.
         9. Thank You for the golden case You've put us in--for Thy beautiful protection & provision! TYJ! Thank You Lord for THE CRYSTAL OF PUBLICITY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN YOUR MESSAGE, THROUGH WHICH THE WORLD CAN SEE US--TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, so many things through which the whole World views us, the crystal that makes our signs open to the public-the SIGNS OF THE TIMES--THE MOVEMENT OF THE HANDS!

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