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There is a great deal too much in the world, of the "heavenly-mindedness" which expends itself in the contemplation of the joys of paradise, which performs no duty which it can shirk, and whose constant prayer is to be lifted in some overwhelming flood of Divine grace, and be carried, amidst the admiration of men and the jubilance of angels, to the very throne of God.

— Henry Clay Trumbull Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

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Not prayer without faith, nor faith without prayer, but prayer in faith, is the cost of spiritual gifts and graces.

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Jesus has never slept for an hour while one of His disciples watched and prayed in agony.

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The moment you accept God's ordering, that moment your work ceases to be a task, and becomes your calling; you pass from bondage to freedom, from the shadow-land of life into life itself.

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An over-readiness to criticise or to depreciate a minister of Christ is proof of a lack of devotion to Christ.

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A loving trust in the Author of the Bible is the best preparation for a wise study of the Bible.

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