*For those in Infirmities which humiliate For those suffering from Hunger... For those who feel the Difficulty of Prayer in Weakness 415 For those who believe that Death is coming near and PAGE desire it, but are told that it is far distant..... 438 For those who are recovering from Sickness, and have the prospect of returning to active Life....... 442 Before receiving the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. 444 INTERCESSIONS. For the Church and Clergy. 447 For Friends who are with us, and for those who are absent, and for Nurses and Attendants ........ 449 For those who have a desire to depart, but are willing to wait the appointed time.. 468 THANKSGIVINGS. PAGE The Prayers marked thus * were supplied by a sick and suffer- ing Friend, A FEW WORDS ABOUT The Difficulties of Prayer IN SICKNESS AND IN WEAKNESS. AMONGST the many trials which sickness brings, there is one which seems to be the portion of all who are sick and suffering, however varied their circumstances. There are perhaps very few who have been long ill, and brought into weakness, who do not find that some of their greatest trials arise out of their difficulties about prayer. The more earnest-minded they are, the more they have set their affections on things above, the sadder these thoughts and hindrances will be to them; each one thinks that he "mourns apart;" that he alone suffers from this sorrow; that it is his own fault and great sin; and that |