An Excerpt From ... A Private House Of Prayer
by Leslie D. Weatherhead
Introduction
I want to suggest that, since there is no limit to our imagination, no limited quota of building material, we can have not just one room but a whole house. I will tell you about my house of prayer and offer you a. month in it, and then you can build your own and furnish it with some of the glorious truths and promises of our faith. And you can use this house of prayer whenever you have a mind to do so. It is easy to memorize the names of the rooms, and you can enter any or all of them as you sit in the corner of a railway coach, or in the bus or subway on the way to work, or between your home and the station, or even without getting out of bed. This, so far from being lazy, can be a useful place to pray because relaxation is of value, and it is easier to relax there. By this method you can give as long or as short a time as you wish to devote to prayer, but of course, a "room" suggests a place in which you tarry. Do not rush through all the rooms looking for God. He can be found in every one. Some may desire to use some rooms in the morning and leave others-particularly the sixth and seventh-for the evening. Some may have so little time that they can use only one room per day. For myself, I find half an hour before, or just after, breakfast the best time. There are seven rooms in the house, and they are all prayer rooms. Here they are then: