太六10　愿你的国来临，愿你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。

　　路十八1　耶稣又对他们讲一个比喻，是要人常常祷告，不可灰心…。

　　召会怎样将天上的旨意带到地上来呢？就是在地上祷告。祷告，不是像有的人所想的那么小的事，那么无关紧要的事，那么可有可无的事。祷告是一个工作。召会对神说，‘神，我们要你的旨意，’这个叫作祷告。召会知道了神的心意，召会就开口要那一个，这就叫作祷告。召会如果没有这个，召会在地上就没有多大用处。（教会祷告的职事，九页。）

　　我们祷告出神的旨意来，把神的心意祷告出来，这就是遵行神的旨意的第一步。我们从这里就能看见，祷告乃是一个工作，没有一个工作比祷告更紧要，因为祷告就是说出神的旨意，祷告就是成功神的旨意。

　　所有合乎神心意的祷告，都是从神发起，借着圣灵把祂的意思告诉我们，而后由我们用祷告把那意思归还给神。所有合乎神心意的祷告，都是以神的旨意为起头，人不过是传递的，响应的。所有从我们起头的祷告，都是没有属灵的价值的。（倪柝声文集第二辑第十八册，一九页。）

　　Matt. 6:10 Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth.

　　Luke 18:1 And He told them a parable to the end that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.

　　How does the church bring the will in heaven to earth? It is by prayer on earth. Prayer is not as small and insignificant as some may think. It is not something that is dispensable. Prayer is a work. Prayer is the church saying to God, “God, we want Your will.” Prayer is the church knowing God’s heart and opening its mouth to ask for what is in God’s heart. If the church does not do this, it does not have much use on earth. (CWWN, vol. 22, “The Prayer Ministry of the Church,” p. 143)

　　The first step in carrying out His will is to pray out God’s will and utter His will through our prayer. From this we see that prayer is a work. There is no work more important than this work because prayer is the speaking of God’s will and the accomplishment of His will….Prayers that originate from our self-will are useless prayers. Prayers that are according to God’s will originate from God. He conveys His will to us through the Holy Spirit, and then we return the same thought to Him through our prayer. Prayers that are after God’s heart have God’s will as the starting point; man is merely the transmitting and responding organ. Prayer that originates from ourselves has no spiritual value. (CWWN, vol. 38, p. 284)

　　许多灵修的祷告，交通的祷告，求讨的祷告，绝不能代替工作的祷告，职事的祷告。…工作的祷告，职事的祷告，就是你站在神这一边，你要神所要的。…祷告如果是照着神的旨意，祷告就是最厉害的东西。召会祷告，就是说，召会把神的旨意找出来了，召会把神的旨意说出来了。祷告不只是求告神，祷告也是一个宣告。召会祷告，就是召会站在神的一边宣告说，人所要的就是神所要的。召会如果是这样宣告的，那一个宣告就立刻生效。（教会祷告的职事，九至一○页。）

　　现今有多少的祷告是为着发表神的旨意呢？有多少的祷告是完全忘记了自己，只要神的旨意得着成功呢？…有多少的信徒是天天在神面前，将神所有的心意，向神述说出来，而倾倒自己的心，来求告神，要神成功他所明白的神的旨意呢？…我们这些蒙恩的人，应当为着我们死而复活的主活；所以，今后我们应当活着完全为祂，没有什么是归给自己的。在我们奉献的生活中，祷告也是该奉献上的一件。…神乃是要借着信徒的祷告来成功神的目的。这并非说，信徒不应当求神补满他的需要；乃是说，信徒必须先看明白祷告的意义和原则才可。

　　神的目的是要我们充满了祂的旨意，因此便忘记了自己的兴趣。神要我们与祂同工来成功祂的旨意；与祂同工的方法就是祷告。所以，祂要我们在祂里面学习知道祂对于各事的旨意如何，而按着祂的旨意来求祂。

　　祷告并非挽回天心。设想神是刚硬的，我们必须用祷告来和祂争战，使祂顺服我们，改变祂的定规，乃是一种最错误的思想。一切不是顺着神旨意的祷告，都是没有用处的。乃是因为神的旨意受了人或鬼的阻挡，所以，我们在神面前（和神好像是争斗）要祂执行祂的旨意。…因此，我们若非真知道什么是神的旨意，我们就不会与神有同工的祷告。（倪柝声文集第一辑第八册，九至一一、一三至一四页。）

　　参读：倪柝声文集第一辑第八册，什么是祷告；倪柝声文集第二辑第十八册，第四十篇。

　　Many prayers for spiritual edification, prayers for fellowship, and prayers for supplication cannot replace prayers which are in the nature of work or ministry…. A prayer which is in the nature of work or ministry is one in which you stand on God’s side, wanting what God wants…. If a prayer is uttered according to God’s will, it is the most powerful thing. For the church to pray means that it finds out God’s will and speaks out this will. Prayer is not just asking God for something. For the church to pray means that it stands on God’s side to declare that man wants what God wants. If the church declares this, the declaration will be effectual. (CWWN, vol. 22, “The Prayer Ministry of the Church,” p. 143)

　　How many prayers are a setting aside of oneself and a seeking for the accomplishment of God’s will? How many believers …truly work together with God in prayer,… echo back to God His heart’s desire daily before Him and empty out their hearts to seek after God and to ask for God to accomplish what they understand as God’s will?… As saved ones we should live unto the Lord who died and resurrected for us. Therefore, we should henceforth live completely unto Him, not reserving anything for ourselves. Among all the things in our life of consecration, prayer should also be one consecrated item…. God’s intention is to accomplish His own will through the believers’ prayer. This does not mean that believers should not ask God to fulfill their needs. It only means that believers should first understand the meaning and principle of prayer.

　　God’s goal is that we be filled with His will to such an extent that we forget our own interest. God wants us to work together with Him to accomplish His will. The way to work together with Him is to pray. For this reason He wants us to abide in Him to learn His will in various matters and then ask according to His will.

　　To pray does not mean to change the mind of heaven. It is the greatest mistake to think that God is hard and stubborn and that we must use prayer to battle with Him until He yields to us and changes what He has predetermined. Actually, any prayer that is not according to God’s will is useless. Because God’s will has suffered a hindrance from either men or demons, we come before God (as if we are wrestling with Him), asking that He execute His will….Unless we really know what God’s will is, we shall not be able to work together with God in prayer. (CWWN, vol. 8, pp. 9-13)

　　Further Reading: CWWN, vol. 8, pp. 5-13; CWWN, vol. 38, ch. 41