George Müller's Morning Roots

In 1841, after a decade of caring for orphans in Bristol, England, George Müller made a discovery that reshaped the rest of his life. For years he had begun each morning with prayer — pouring out requests before God — but found his mind wandering and his spirit dry. Then he changed his practice. He began each day not with petition but with slow, deliberate meditation on Scripture, turning phrases over in his mind until they took root.…