Whatever a man prays for, he prays for a miracle. Every prayer reduces itself to this: “Great God, grant that twice two be not four.” [Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev, Prayer]
Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire,
Uttered or unexpressed;
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.
[James Montgomery, What is Prayer?]
Prayer from a heart in grace; for who sets store
By other kinds, which are not heard above?
[Dante, Purgatory, Canto IV:134]
It is not a carol of joy or glee,
But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core…
I know why the caged bird sings!
[Paul Laurence Dunbar, Sympathy]
The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. [The General Epistle of James, 5:16]
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