Every true prayer is a prayer of the Church; by means of that prayer the Church prays, since it is the Holy Spirit living in the Church, Who in every single soul 'prays in us with unspeakable groanings'.
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True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that - it is spiritual transaction with the Creator of Heaven and Earth.
Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth.
Prayer means that the total you is praying. Your whole being reaches out to God, and God reaches down to you.
Prayer is a thought, a belief, a feeling, arising within the mind of the one praying.
Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled by God.
Never believe that true prayer consists in mere babbling, reciting so many psalms and vigils, saying your beads while you allow your thoughts to roam.
Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon.
A prayer in its simplest definition is merely a wish turned Godward.
Prayer is not so much the means whereby God's will is bent to man's desires, as it is that whereby man's will is bent to God's desires.
If you believe in prayer at all, expect God to hear you. If you do not expect, you will not have. God will not hear you unless you believe He will hear you; but if you believe He will, He will be as good as your faith.
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