Prayer wonderfully clears the vision; steadies the nerves; defines duty; stiffens the purpose; sweetens and strengthens the spirit.

Spirit discernment is rare because it is expensive. It means a sensitive conscience, an instructed understanding through study of the Book of God. It means a passion for purity, for truth, for the right, for Christ Himself, and for living uncompromisingly true in the daily habit. All this lies back of a seeing spirit eye. And these things cost. Discernment is expensive.

If we lose the spirit of 'go,' we have lost the very Christian spirit itself. A disobedient church will become a dead church. It will die of heart failure.

The real victory in all service is won in secret beforehand by prayer.

The men who seem to know most of God's power have had great, unspeakable longings, at times, for a fresh consciousness of that power.

Prayer is repeating the victor's name (Jesus) into the ears of Satan and insisting on his retreat.

If there are two persons praying, there are three. If three meet to pray, there are four praying. There is always one more than you can see.