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“Prayer is something deeper than words. It is present in the soul before it has been formulated in words. And it abides in the soul after the last words of prayer have passed over our lips.”
“It is not only blessed to give thanks it is also of vital importance to our prayer life in general. If we have noted the Lord's answers to our prayers and thanked Him for what we have received of ...”
“If we rely on the Holy Spirit we shall find that our prayers become more and more inarticulate and when they are inarticulate reverence grows deeper and deeper.”
“To stand on one leg and prove God's existence is a very different thing from going down on one's knees and thanking him.”
“God prefers bad verses recited with a pure heart to the finest verses chanted by the wicked.”
“Our thanks to God should always precede our requests.”
“Jesus is moved to happiness every time He sees that you appreciate what He has done for you. Grip His pierced hand and say to Him "I thank Thee Savior because Thou hast died for me." Thank Him l...”
“We cannot all argue but we can all pray we cannot all be leaders but we can all be pleaders we cannot all be mighty in rhetoric but we can all be prevalent in prayer.”
“The idea of thanking staff should mean giving them something that they would never buy for themselves.”
“Let us thank God heartily as often as we pray that we have His Spirit in us to teach us to pray. Thanksgiving will draw our hearts out to God and keep us engaged with Him it will take our attentio...”
“The best prayers have often more groans than words.”
“Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving.”
“When we succeed in truly thanking God we feel good at heart. The reason is that we have been created to give glory to God now and for-evermore. And every time we do so we feel that we are in har...”
“We ought to act with God in the greatest simplicity speak to Him frankly and plainly and implore His assistance in our affairs.”
“Don't be timid when you pray rather batter the very gates of heaven with storms of prayer.”
“Prayer is not artful monologue Of voice uplifted from the son It is Love's tender dialogue Between the soul and God.”
“Let him never cease from prayer who has once begun it be his life ever so wicked for prayer is the way to amend it and without prayer such amendment will be much more difficult.”
“They tell about a fifteen-year-old boy in an orphans' home who had an incurable stutter. One Sunday the minister was detained and the boy volunteered to say the prayer in his stead. He did it perfe...”
“How those holy men of old could storm the battlements above! When there was no way to look but up they lifted up their eyes to God who made the hills with unshakable confidence.”
“Our groanings which cannot be uttered rise to Him and tell Him better than words how dependent we are upon Him.”
