August 26, 2026
The Old Words Are Not Tame
A public-domain paper on prayer from E. M. Bounds, presented for focused reading and spiritual formation.
Some prayers do not decorate the soul. They undress it. That is part of their kindness.
If the line feels severe, stay with it. Severity in the saints is often just mercy without cosmetics.
Source boundary: this post reflects on Our Lord’S Sacerdotal Prayer, attributed in the corpus to E. M. Bounds. No outside sources used.