That man cannot possibly be called a Christian, who does not pray.

The men who have most fully illustrated Christ in their character and have most powerfully affected the world for Him have been men who spend so much time with God as to make it a notable feature in their lives.

Love is kindled in a flame, and ardency is its life. Flame is the air which true Christian experience breathes. It feeds on fire; it can withstand anything rather than a feeble flame; but when the surrounding atmosphere is frigid or lukewarm, it dies, chilled and starved to its vitals. True prayer must be aflame.

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

Heaven is too busy to listen to half-hearted prayers or to respond to pop-calls.

Walking with God down the avenue of prayer we acquire something of His likeness, and unconsciously we become witnesses to others of His beauty and His grace.

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