 Prayer alone will overcome the gigantic difficulties which confront the workers in every field. Author: John R. Mott |
| It is easy to magnify human personality and agencies. Prayer recognizes that God is the source of life and light and energy. Author: John R. Mott |
| Let methods be changed, therefore, if necessary, that prayer may be given its true place. Let there be days set apart for intercession; let the original purpose of the monthly concert of prayer for missions be given a larger place; let missionary prayer cycles be used by families and by individual Christians. Author: John R. Mott |
| The Church has not yet touched the fringe of the possibilities of intercessory prayer. Her largest victories will be witnessed when individual Christians everywhere come to recognize their priesthood unto God and day by day give themselves unto prayer. Author: John R. Mott |
| In order to have real prayer and action to change things, we must have conviction as to the need of prayer and action. In order to have conviction as to the need of prayer and action, we must have knowledge. Author: John R. Mott |
| We fail to prevail with unconverted men because of our more fundamental failure to prevail with God in prayer. Author: John R. Mott |
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| From the day of Pentecost until the present time, it has been necessary to be of one accord in prayer before the Spirit of God will work with mighty converting power. Author: John R. Mott |
| Careful for nothing, prayerful for everything, thankful for anything. Author: D.L. Moody |
| Prayer does not mean that I am to bring God down to my thoughts and my purposes, and bend his government according to my foolish, silly, and sometimes sinful notions. Prayer means that I am to be raised up into feeling, into union and design with him; that I am to enter into his counsel and carry out his purpose fully. Author: D.L. Moody |
| The Christian on his knees sees more than the philosopher on tiptoe. God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves. Author: D.L. Moody |
| If you pray for bread and bring no basket to carry it, you prove the doubting spirit, which may be the only hindrance to the boon you ask. Author: D.L. Moody |
| O Lord, grant that I may do Thy will as if it were my will, so that Thou mayest do my will as if it were Thy will. Author: Augustine |
