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.
S. D GordonIf 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.
S. D GordonThe great people of the earth today are the people who pray. I do not mean those who talk about prayer, nor those who say they believe in prayer, nor yet those who can explain about prayer; but I mean these people who take time and pray. They have not time. It must be taken from something else. This something else is important, very important, and pressing, but still less important and less pressing than prayer. There are people that put prayer first, and group the other items in life's schedule around and after prayer.
S. D GordonIf there be anything that can render the soul calm, dissipate its scruples and dispel its fears, sweeten its sufferings by the anointing of love, impart strength to all its actions, and spread abroad the joy of the Holy Spirit in its countenance and words, it is this simple and childlike repose in the arms of God.
S. D Gordon