he must deny his right to himself, and he must realize who Jesus Christ is before he will bring himself to do it. Beware of refusing to go to the funeral of your own independence

If we understood what happens when we use the Word of God, we would use it oftener.

If God sees that my spiritual life will be furthered by giving the things for which I ask, then He will give them, but that is not the end of prayer. The end of prayer is that I come to know God Himself.

Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading.

When I see Jesus Christ I simply want to be what He wants me to be.

Prayer is not an exercise, it is the life.

We think of prayer as a preparation for work, or a calm after having done work, whereas prayer is the essential work.