Patience and perseverance are never more thoroughly Christian graces than when features of prayer.
Samuel I. PrimeRelying on the atonement which Christ has made, and desiring to be saved in no other way, I commit myself into Thy hands, O God, my Father! Take me, and do with me as Thou seest to be for Thy glory. I consecrate myself forever to Thy service, and trust for acceptance in the merits of Thy Son.
Samuel I. PrimeIt is not the way to convert a sinner to knock him down first and then reason with him.
Samuel I. PrimeRecreation is not the highest kind of enjoyment, but in its time and place is quite as proper as prayer.
Samuel I. PrimeHappy are they who freely mingle prayer and toil till God responds to the one and rewards the other.
Samuel I. PrimeIf you feel sincerely sorry on account of your sins, and believe that Christ is able and willing to forgive you, the work is done. You may trust with all the confidence of a child who confesses his fault, and casts himself into his father's arms. This is faith; a simple trust in the power and willingness of the Father to forgive, for the sake of what Christ the Son has done.
Samuel I. Prime