What are the things we should pray for? First, our personal troubles...The greatest trouble we can ever know is thinking that we have no trouble for we can become hard-hearted and insensible to what is inside of us.

Married love burns as fire, and seeks nothing more than the mate. It says, "I want only you"

When God wants to speak and deal with us, he does not avail himself of an angel but of parents, or the pastor, or of our neighbor.

In ourselves, we are sinners, and yet through faith we are righteous by the imputation of God. For we trust him who promises to deliver us, and in the meantime struggle so that sin may not overwhelm us, but that we may stand up to it until he finally take it away from us.

Faith does not inquire whether there are good works to be done, but even before asking questions, faith has done the works already.

It is pleasing to the dear God whenever thou rejoicest or laughest from the bottom of thy heart.

If I had power over the Jews, as our princes and cities have, I would deal severely with their lying mouth