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To pray is to pay attention to something or someone other than one

To pray is to pay attention to something or someone other than oneself. Whenever a man so concentrates his attention — on a landscape, a poem, a geometrical problem, an idol, or the True God — that he completely forgets his own ego and desires, he is praying. – W. H. Auden

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If I regard wickedness in my heart the Lord will not hear. Psalms 66:18 – Bible

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But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before Him. He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted. Job 5:8-9 – Bible

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Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer. – Author Unknown

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And help us, this and every day, to live more nearly as we pray. – John Keble

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