The goal of prayer is the ear of God, a goal that can only be reached by patient and continued and continuous waiting upon Him, pouring out our heart to Him and permitting Him to speak to us. Only by so doing can we expect to know Him, and as we come to know Him better we shall spend more time in His presence and find that presence a constant and ever-increasing delight.

God shapes the world by prayer. The prayers of God's saints are the capitol stock of heaven by which God carries on His great work upon the earth.

Prayer honors God, acknowledges His being, exalts His power, adores His providence, secures His aid.

Hope looks toward the future. Trust looks to the present. Hope expects. Trust possesses...what prayer needs, at all times, is abiding and abundant trust.

The greatest value in trouble comes to those who bow lowest before the throne.

A life growing in its purity and devotion will be a more prayerful life.

The lazy man does not, will not, cannot pray, for prayer demands energy.