PRAYER IN THE LIFE AND TEACHING OF CHRIST

Abstract

The mystery of prayer has been the concern of mankind for centuries. There have been numerous attempts to define prayer and also to deny its validity. Only one Man fully fathomed its depths and grasped its meaning. That Man was Jesus Christ. Through His own life of prayer and through His teaching about prayer, mankind has within his reach the key to this mystery of prayer. The writer of this thesis feels that a return to the simple, though profound, statements concerning prayer, as found in the Gospels, will solve man’s problems about prayer. Thanks are due to Professor Harold W. Lang far guidance in the choice of a subject and far encouragement and direction during the writing of the thesis. The writer would also like to thank his wife, Margery, for the typing of the thesis.