Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is agoodly Christian weapon. -- Martin Luther

Christ was in agony in prayer, Luke 22:44. Many when they prayare rather in lethargy, than in an agony. When they are aboutthe world they are all fire; when they are at prayer, they areall ice. -- Thomas Watson

Prayer does not enable us to do a greater work for God. Prayeris a greater work for God. -- Thomas Chalmers

Our Lord is the ground from whom our prayer grows and in hislove and grace he himself gives us our prayers. -- Julian of Norwich

He prayed for his enemies, and you do not even pray for yourfriends. -- Johann Arndt

I have no doubt that the world stands because of the prayers ofChristians. -- Aristides of Athens

Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections mustfirst be overcome. -- Samuel Johnson

Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing. -- William Shakespeare

Commitment without reflection is fanaticism in action, thoughreflection without commitment is the paralysis of all action. -- John Mackay

Speech any man may attain to, but "act" is difficult. -- Charles H. Spurgeon

We evalutate others with a godlike justice, but we want them toevaluate us with a godlike compassion. -- Sydney J. Harris

The door of God is humility. Our fathers, through the manyinsults which they suffered, entered the city of God. -- John the Short

I wept at the beauty of your hymns and canticles, and waspowerfully moved at the sweet sound of your Church singing.These sounds flowed into my ears, and the truth streamed into myheart. -- St. Augustine of Hippo

If any man should ask me what is the first, second, and thirdpart of being a Christian, I must answer "Action!" -- Thomas Brooks

He does much who loves much. -- Thomas à Kempis

Unless we do his teachings, we do not demonstrate faith in him. -- Ezra Taft Benson

We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves. -- George Eliot

Everybody wants justice - for someone else. -- Bruce Cockburn

Do not be angry that you cannot make others as you would wishthem to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be. -- Thomas à Kempis

If you judge people, you have no time to love them. -- Mother Teresa

If I was a nightingale I would sing like a nightingale; if aswan, like a swan. But since I am a rational creature my role isto praise God. -- Epictetus

If you have been tempted into evil, fly from it. It is notfalling into the water, but lying in it, that drowns. -- Author Unknown

He said not: "Thou shalt not be tempted: Thou shalt not betravailed:Thou shalt not be afflicted."But he said:"Thoushalt not be overcome." -- Julian of Norwich

Jesus the very thought of TheeWith sweetness fills mybreast;But sweeter far Thy face to seeAnd in Thy presencerest. -- Bernard of Clairvaux

God's retirement plan is out of this world. -- Anonymous

The Glory of God, and, as our only means of glorifying Him, thesalvation of human souls, is the real business of life. -- C. S. Lewis

Let us learn more about the power of temptation in order toavoid it. -- John Owen

I know well that when Christ is nearest, Satan is also busiest. -- Robert Murray M'Cheyne

Unwillingness to accept God's "way of escape" from temptationfrightens me - what a rebel yet resides within. -- Jim Elliot

Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address. -- Lane Olinghouse