Pondering is, in my feeling, a form of prayer.

Prayer is the means by which men communicate with God. Revelation is the means by which God communicates with men.

My soul has made its greatest growth as I have been driven to my knees by adversity and affliction.

The only motive strong enough to induce men to exercise the self control required by the religion of Jesus is love.

Pondering is, in my feeling, a form of prayer.

No, the Lord doesn't really need us to take care of the poor, but we need this experience; for it is only through our learning how to take care of each other that we develop within us the Christlike love and disposition necessary to qualify us to return to his presence.

There is an interdependence between those who have and those who have not. The process of giving exalts the poor and humbles the rich. In the process, both are sanctified.