The reformer John Calvin recorded a prayer in the midst of his commentary on the Prophet Joel 2:1-11, a passage of warning of the coming Day of the Lord.
Calvin read this warning passage and cried out to the Lord to learn the lessons of Joel and be made teachable.
"Grant, Almighty God, that as You invite us daily with so much kindness and love, and makes known to us Your fatherly goodwill, which You did once show to us in Christ Your Son, — O grant, that, being allured by Your goodness, we may surrender ourselves wholly to You, and become so teachable and submissive, that wherever You guide us by Your Spirit, You may follow us with every blessing. Let us not, in the meantime, be deaf to Your warnings; and whenever we deviate from the right way, grant that we may immediately awake when You warn us, and return to the right path, and deign You also to embrace us and reconcile us to Yourself through Christ our Lord. Amen."
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