Chapters include:
- The filial spirit of the Lord's prayer - Our Father
- The catholic spirit of the Lord's prayer - Our Father
- The celestial spirit of the Lord's prayer - Which art in heaven
- The reverential spirit of the Lord's prayer - Hallowed be Thy name
- The prophetical spirit of the Lord's prayer - Thy kingdom come
- The submissive spirit of the Lord's prayer - Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
- The dependent spirit of the Lord's prayer - Give us this day our daily bread
- The penitent spirit of the Lord's prayer - And forgive us our debts
- The forgiving spirit of the Lord's prayer - As we forgive our debtors
- The watchful spirit of the Lord's prayer - And lead us not into temptation
- The devotional spirit of the Lord's prayer - But deliver us from evil
- The adoring spirit of the Lord's prayer - For Thine is the kingdom, ....
Here is Winslow at his best: instructive, devotional and heart-warming. By taking his theme as the "spirit of the Lord's prayer" he draws out new insights on the whole subject of prayer and the believer's devotional life.