The single most important piece of advice about prayer is one word Begin

The music the prayers the bowing and rising the incense--all of it was breaking down my defenses. Thats what good liturgy does. It breaks your heart open and turns you toward God.

When all hope is gone and your back is against the wall Pray. Ask God to guide you and he will take good care of you.

I am a child of the everlasting King.I am forgiven.I am a warrior.I am cloaked in righteous armor.I was made for adventure.I was built for battle.I am part of a larger story.My true and lasting affirmation comes only from my King.I am unique above all creation--planned and perfect in design.I have been created for a glorious destiny.All my ways are established by you my King and I walk in them.My life and actions are real authentic and without compromise.I am quickened and made alive through the power of your Spirit.My whole life is before me.I am a shining gift from God to this lost world.I know my name I understand my calling and I am worthy to walk in it.I am strong brave and courageous in the face of my enemies.Whatever is good whatever is pure whatever is true dwell on these things.My sins are scattered as far as the east is from the west.I am a good husband to my wife.I am a good father to my daughters.The past is over and the future glimmers with radiant light.I will look to the new day the dawning of hope.I will step forward with the truth before me and will no longer look on the day that is gone.The past is over the future has begun.

Mortals were such fickle creatures. They called into the dark demanded answers and attention from forces they could not comprehend and yet when they had that attention and those answers they complained about them.

At these words I was utterly stupefied and terror-stricken. I thought to myself With what tongue shall I address such majesty seeing that all men ought to tremble in the presence of even an earthly prince Who am I that I should lift up mine eyes or raise my hands to the divine Majesty The angels surround him. At his nod the earth trembles. And shall I a miserable little pygmy say I want this I ask for that For I am dust and ashes and full of sin and I am speaking to the living eternal and the true God.

Prayer turns problems into promises and possibilities.

He was humbled by her infinite love toward him - it shone through even in his afterlife.

. . . you must not build upon foundations of prayer and contemplation alone for unless you strive after the virtues and practice them you will never grow to be more than dwarfs.

To be a great achiever you must first discover your main purpose of existing through feasible communication mode with your maker the source of your destiny. This brings you a conviction to work with.