經文: 「請弟兄們，為我們禱告。」

像使徒保羅所說，我們懇求每位基督徒，把為牧師禱告看為首要之務。因為成為福音的使者，其責任是何等的重大，而且他們常是仇敵及撒旦的箭靶，成為被攻擊的對象。他們神聖的呼召，使得人們對他們的寄望、標準甚高，因此他們所遭遇的試探考驗，往往比平信徒更艱險，難以通過。
更有甚至，因為他們太關心傳福音的效果，以致忙於策劃聖工、接洽事務，沒空靜下來親近主，漸漸失去了起初的愛心。他們看到自己這種「人在江湖，身不由己」的苦況，心中也有說不出來的傷痛。再舉目一望，眾人仍沈淪如昔，心情也就更加消沈低落。
傳道人希望他們講道有力，能造就信徒；希望生活有愛，能關懷有需要的人；希望自己過得勝的生活，成為明光吸引眾人歸向救主。所以，親愛的弟兄姐妹，我們要好好地為我們的牧者禱告。
我們知道，「不要看人，要看上帝。」因為人會軟弱跌倒，但上帝卻永不改變，屹立不搖。但多少時候，上帝藉著祂忠心的僕人，成為他人祝福的管道，藉著傳道人的屬靈裝備與素養，幫助許多靈裡黑暗的人渡過難關。所以，一切神職人員，包括牧師、傳道、教師、神學生，都發出這樣的呼籲：「弟兄姐妹們，這為我們禱告！」

Morning, July 7
Scripture: “Brethren, pray for us.”(1 Thessalonians 5:25)

This one morning in the year we reserved to refresh the reader's memory upon the subject of prayer for ministers, and we do most earnestly implore every Christian household to grant the fervent request of the text first uttered by an apostle and now repeated by us. Brethren, our work is solemnly momentous, involving weal or woe to thousands; we treat with souls for God on eternal business, and our word is either a savour of life unto life, or of death unto death. A very heavy responsibility rests upon us, and it will be no small mercy if at the last we be found clear of the blood of all men. As officers in Christ's army, we are the especial mark of the enmity of men and devils; they watch for our halting, and labour to take us by the heels. Our sacred calling involves us in temptations from which you are exempt, above all it too often draws us away from our personal enjoyment of truth into a ministerial and official consideration of it. We meet with many knotty cases, and our wits are at a non plus; we observe very sad backslidings, and our hearts are wounded; we see millions perishing, and our spirits sink. We wish to profit you by our preaching; we desire to be blest to your children; we long to be useful both to saints and sinners; therefore, dear friends, intercede for us with our God. Miserable men are we if we miss the aid of your prayers, but happy are we if we live in your supplications. You do not look to us but to our Master for spiritual blessings, and yet how many times has He given those blessings through His ministers; ask then, again and again, that we may be the earthen vessels into which the Lord may put the treasure of the gospel. We, the whole company of missionaries, ministers, city missionaries, and students, do in the name of Jesus beseech you

“BRETHREN, PRAY FOR US .”