Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth. – Philip James Bailey

God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers and severely by answering them. – Richard J. Needham

O Lord! thou knowest how busy I must be this day: if I forget thee, do not thou forget me. – Sir Jacob Astley

My father prayed because he had a good Friend with whom to share the problems of the day. – Corrie Ten Boom, Clippings from My Notebook