convicted to pray

I just read a tract by J.C. Ryle called “Do you pray?” Wow. I am only now barely pulling myself out of the pit of conviction. It is a great read and you can find it [here](http://www.tracts.ukgo.com/do_you_pray.doc), which is on a great site you check out: [Evangelical Tracts](http://www.tracts.ukgo.com/index.htm). Here is an excerpt from the Ryle tract on prayer:

>”It is essential to your soul’s health to make praying a part of the business of every 24 hours in your life. Just as you allot time to eating, sleeping, and business, so also allot time to prayer. Choose your own hours and seasons. At the very least, speak with God in the morning, before you speak with the world; and speak with God at night, after you have done with the world. But settle it down in your minds, that prayer is one of the great things of every day. Do not drive it into a corner. Do not give it the scraps and leavings and parings of your day. Whatever else you make a business of, make a business of prayer.”

I’m beginning to see a [theme](/2008/03/24/take-time-and-pray/).