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…I interviewed ordinary people about prayer. Typically, the results went like this: Is Prayer important to you? Oh, yes. How often to you pray? Every day. Approximately how long? Five minutes – well, maybe seven. Do you sense the presence of God when you pray? Occasionally, not often. Many of those I talked to experienced prayer more as a burden than as a pleasure. They regarded it as important, even paramount, and felt guilty about their failure, blaming themselves. Does this sound familiar? (pp. 14/Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?) ↗

— Philip Yancey

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DeeDee had to have a firm grasp on reality. Yet she knew God was bigger than a pathology report. So she prayed. ↗

— K. Howard Joslin

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Prayer makes coffee shops of our souls, places that celebrate and savor the presence and lordship of God in our lives. It must be unceasing and constant. It must become who we are. ↗

— Tyler Blanski

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Prayer is helplessness plus faith. ↗

— Bill Thrasher

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

— Peter Kreeft

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You do not have to wait until you become a saint. [Prayer] is the way to become a saint. ↗

— Peter Kreeft

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God really performs the miracle of multiplying our time, but only if we give it to him first. ↗

— Peter Kreeft

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I guarantee you that after you die you will not say 'I spent too much time praying; I wish I had watched more TV instead. ↗

— Peter Kreeft

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Nothing but prayer can make saints because nothing but God can make saints, and we meet God in prayer. Prayer is the hospital for souls where we meet Doctor God. ↗

— Peter Kreeft

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Prayer is easier than we think. we want to think it is too hard or too high and holy for us, because that gives us an excuse for not doing it. This is false humility. We can all do it, even the most sinful, shallow, silly, and stupid of us. ↗

— Peter Kreeft

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