At such times the heart of man turns instictively towards his Maker. In prosperity and whenever there is nothing to injure or make him afraid he remembers Him not and is ready to defy Him but place him in the midst of dangers cut him off from human aid let the grave open before him then it is in the time of his tribulation that the scoffer and unbelieving man turns to God for help feeling there is no other hope or refuge or safety save in his protecting arm.

My prayer will shake heaven to come down and kiss the earth... and I will pose somewhere to watch it drop some goodies that I will later gather for my greatness. Sela

My prayer is an attitude of pure gratitude for having the opportunity to experience life on this earth with all its pain heartache worry and turmoil coupled with this gratitude is the thankfulness for just having the opportunity to have lived. That is fairly easy on good days but difficult when life puts rocks and boulders in the road.

A PERSONS FAITH GOES AT ITS OWN PACE Owen Meany said THE TROUBLE WITH CHURCH IS THE SERVICE. A SERVICE IS CONDUCTED FOR A MASS AUDIENCE. JUST WHEN I START TO LIKE THE HYMN EVERYONE PLOPS DOWN TO PRAY. JUST WHEN I START TO HEAR THE PRAYER EVERYONE POPS UP TO SING. AND WHAT DOES THE STUPID SERMON HAVE TO DO WITH GOD WHO KNOW WHAT GOD THINKS OF CURRENT EVENTS WHO CARES

Prayer is in essence rebellionrebellion against the world in its fallenness. Prayer is the undying refusal to accept as normal what is pervasively abnormal. It is the refusal of every agenda every scheme every interpretation that is at odds with the norm as originally established by God.

When God will have any great matters done he sets his peoples hearts to work at prayer by a kind of gracious instinct. He stirs them up and moves their hearts by the influence of his Holy Spirit.

Worry my son...I am not worried now and I never have or will. You must learn to tell worry from thought and thought from prayer. Sometimes a light will go from your life...and your life becomes a prayer till you are strong enough to stand under the weight of your own thought again.

Another like me Dont leave me out here with myself Id go mad. Pleasedont leave me alone Samuel Just take me home Tears stream down her face.Please take me home

Your happiness is a prayer for me therefore i will always pray for your happiness.

But being overborne with numbers and nobody daring to face about stretching out his hands to heaven Romulus prayed to Jupiter to stop the army and not to neglect but maintain the Roman cause now in extreme danger. The prayer was no sooner made than shame and respect for their king checked many the fears of the fugitives changed suddenly into confidence.