QuoteHistorical Account★★★★
In Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s “A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich,” Ivan endures all the horrors of a Soviet prison camp. One day he is praying with his eyes closed when a fellow prisoner notices him and says with ridicule, “Prayers won’t help you get out of here any faster.” Opening his eyes, Ivan answers, “I do not pray to get out of prison but to do the will of God.”
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The point
In 'A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich,' Ivan prays not for his release but to do God's will, despite ridicule from fellow prisoners.
Scripture
James 4:17Matthew 6:33
Audience
Adults
Tone
Uplifting · Sobering
To tell aloud
under a minute · 72 words