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

To give prayer the secondary place is to make God seconday in life's affairs.

Paul, Luther, Wesley —what would these chosen ones of God be without the distinguishing and controlling element of prayer? They were leaders for God because mighty in prayer. They were not leaders because of brilliancy in thought, because exhaustless in resources, because of their magnificent culture or native endowment, but leaders because by the power of prayer they could command the power of God.

Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still.

It is hard to wait and press and pray, and hear no voice, but stay till God answers.

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

Those who know God the best are the richest and most powerful in prayer. Little acquaintance with God, and strangeness and coldness to Him, make prayer a rare and feeble thing.