A PRAYER FROM MADAM EHRENBORG.
Jan. 26, 1882. And the following came on the slate, which I then copied
word for word, and herewith reproduce _verbatim et literatum_:
"My dear old friend. According to promise I am here, and I will endeavor
to write you a prayer:
"Oh, thou Infinite Spirit of Truth, soul of all things, we humbly approach
Thee at this hour. We know our praises can not exalt Thee for Thou art
already infinitely exalted. We know how vain are our adulations of Thee,
and that we can not change or make Thee other than what Thou art, a being
permeating all things, ever pure and changeless. We know Thou hast existed
in all the past, and for Thee and Thine there is no ending in all the
measureless immensity of future time. Thou art infinite and perfect in all
Thy great attributes of love, wisdom, and power, the true and everlasting
trinity. We know we serve Thee best when we seek and labor for the good of
Thy children, whether they be in realms of spirit being or in mortal life.
We feel the inspiration of Thy words--'Do good to all'--wafted to our
anxious ears on every breeze, and we bow in reverence before the eternal
words written on all the works of Thy mighty creation, 'Love one another
even as I love all.' We look not for Thee in temples of human
construction, or in buildings vainly dedicated to Thy worship, but we
discover Thee in all that Thou hast brought into being by the creative
energies of Thy almighty power. We hear Thy majestic voice in the mighty
roar of old ocean and in the gentle murmurings of the brooklet. We hear
Thy voice in the thunderings of the storm king and in the soft whisperings
of the zephyrs. We behold Thee in the stately form of the oak and in the
sweet blossoming and blooming flowers. Wherever we go, wherever we look,
and in whatever we behold there Thou art ever present. Oh, Thou mighty
master spirit of the universe, bless Thy children every-where. Strengthen
Thy messengers, ministering spirits from the land immortal, to teach those
still in the bonds of the flesh the sublime and eternal truths of
immortality. May Thy children in mortal learn that wisdom which teaches
righteous living, heroic dying, life-unending and eternal progression.
Shower divine blessings on this aged brother who is seeking to know of
Thee through Thy ministering angels. Strengthen his faith, increase his
knowledge, cheer his heart, and as he nears the end of the journey of
mortal life fill his soul with that joy that can only be bestowed by the
spirits of dear ones who have passed to the better land. Bless, oh Father,
this noble medium, a chosen instrument of the spirit world, through whom
to transmit messages of love. Bless all such instruments. Encourage and
invest with continually increasing powers this noble band of spirits, and
enable them through their chosen and beloved medium to bless and cheer the
hearts of many by the impartation of light divine, and may that light
radiate through their souls as the sunbeams descending from the golden
orb of day illuminates the physical world. Accept, oh Lord, from the
fulness of our souls this our earnest prayer. Amen."