How a Soldier Appreciates Prayer

“You will go on praying for him every day,” so said his father to me as we talked about him in Martin’s Lane. He, a clergyman, had told me how this young Exeter officer was in Gallipoli. He had written home and said how the knowledge that his parents and friends were praying for him cheered his heart and strengthened his courage in facing death. His commanding officer had been killed by his side, and he had been spared. “Yes,” said I, “I am constantly praying the Lord to shadow him with His wings, as He has promised those who trust in Him.” (Psa. 91:4).
Oh, you, dear soldiers, whether in the Front or elsewhere, trust in the living God, He will cover you as He did this young man. Trust and fear not. Trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, the only Saviour for poor sinners, as we all are.
Emily P. Leakey