Saturday, February 23, 2008

The Prayer of Betty Stam

Lord,

I give up my own purposes and plans,
all my own desires, hopes and ambitions,
and I accept Thy will for my life.

I give myself, my life, my all,
utterly to Thee, to be Thine forever.

I hand over to Thy keeping all my friendships. All the people whom I love are to take second place in my heart.

Fill me and seal me with Thy Holy Spirit.
Work out Thy whole will in my life, at any cost, now and forever. To me to live is Christ.

Amen!
- The Prayer of Betty Stam
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Betty Stam dedicated her life to Christ with this prayer in 1925. Betty and her husband John calmly and bravely laid down their lives for Christ nine years later, martyred by the Chinese communists.

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