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Originally Posted by kisstheson
Hello again, dear brother OBW,
Are you referring to the book entitled "Lord . . . Thou Saidst" compiled by Ray Graver and published by Living Stream Ministry in 1981? That book was reprinted by LSM at some point in the 2000's. That book contains quotations from Scripture and from various Christian authors throughout Church History regarding "reading the Scriptures in an attitude or prayer" and "praying based upon the Scriptures".
The testimonies recorded in that book are all are a far cry from the "Shout Reading" which focuses on repeating single words or short phrases from Scripture, inserting some sporadic prayers, that the LRC calls "Pray Reading".
There is a little booklet published by LSM entitled "Pray Reading the Word" which explains the LRC practice of "Pray Reading". If I remember correctly from a long ago post by dear brother Hope, it was Benson Phillips who actually wrote that booklet back in the late 1960s/early 1970s, even though Witness Lee's name appears on the booklet.
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I was wondering if there were two different booklets. I believe that the booklet I am referring to was written at the end of the 60s or the early 70s and was sort of a "how to" on turning off your mind and deconstructing verses into words and phrases punctuated with "Oh Lord," "Lord you are our. . .," "Amen," and other things that emphasized the notion of "eating" the words without any concept of what the words actually said or meant. Nothing that changes your life. In my opinion, it just gets you out of your mind to accept Lee's take on the verses without their actual content getting in the way.