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In the School of Prayer

Andrew Murray

Andrew Murray (1828-1917) was a minister, teacher, and missionary of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. He was born in South Africa, being educated in Scotland and the Netherlands (where he was ordained), before returning to his home country for ministry in 1849. In 1862 he became moderator of the Dutch Reformed Church and fought for evangelical principles. After 1879 he was active in evangelism with tours of revival meetings which proved extremely successful. In addition to being a prolific author, Murray helped to found the Dutch Reformed missionary union in South Africa, as well as several schools and a prayer union. His social and political activism touched on education and race issues, even warning against the Nationalistic ideology that would later result in Apartheid.

31 lessons, or meditations, on prayer.

This series of 31 lessons, written in 1895, are meditations on different themes or aspects of prayer in the life of Christians. Each chapter, or lesson, derives its theme from a short Scripture passage, which is then expounded in a loose, devotional manner. The first lesson (“Lord, teach us to pray”) informs the spirit and structure of each of the remaining lessons, as the exposition is followed by a prayer – the idea is brought out clearly that the teaching and devoted study of Scripture leads, and should lead, to prayer. An appendix to the addresses provides an account of prayer in the life of the English pastor George Muller, a figure well-known and admired by Murray.

Inspirational & Devotional

Devotional