God aims to exalt himself by working for those who wait for him. Prayer is the essential activity of waiting for God: acknowledging our helplessness and his power, calling upon him for help, seeking his counsel.
If I am right, Thy grace impart Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, O, teach my heart To find that better way!
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Alexander Pope
Writing is prayer.
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Franz Kafka
I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.
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Martin Luther
I don't pray because it doesn't work. Prayer doesn't fix anything. Bad things happen anyway.
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Nicholas Sparks
Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen.
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Thomas Aquinas
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