________________________________________________________________________ THIRTY-FIRST DAY WHAT TO PRAY.--For the Spirit of Christ in His People ="I am the Vine, ye are the branches."=--JOHN xv. 5. ="That ye should do as I have done to you."=--JOHN xiii. 15. As branches we are to be so like the Vine, so entirely identified with it, that all may see that we have the same nature, and life, and spirit. When we pray for the Spirit, let us not only think of a Spirit of power, but the very disposition and temper of Christ Jesus. Ask and expect nothing less: for yourself, and all God's children, cry for it. HOW TO PRAY.--Striving in Prayer ="That ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me."=--ROM. xv. 30. ="I would ye knew what great conflict I have for you."=--COL. ii. 1. All the powers of evil seek to hinder us in prayer. Prayer is a conflict with opposing forces. It needs the whole heart and all our strength. May God give us grace to strive in prayer till we prevail. SPECIAL PETITIONS ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES =Bold= and _italic_ words in the original text have been marked in this version with equals signs and underscores respectively. Minor errors and inconsistencies in punctuation and hyphenation have been silently corrected. On page 6, the original text had "we the trust in our own diligence". On page 93, "WHAT THE HEALTH THAT JESUS OFFERS." is as in the original. As explained in the section on "Answers to Prayer", on each daily page in the tract "Pray Without Ceasing", several lines are ruled to leave room for the reader's "SPECIAL PETITIONS". In this version, these are represented by six lines of underscores. End of Project Gutenberg's The Ministry of Intercession, by Andrew Murray