2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV) If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Ephesians 6:18 (TEV) Do all this in prayer, asking for God's help. Pray on every occasion, as the Spirit leads. For this reason keep alert and never give up; pray always for all God's people.
James 5:13 (NIV) Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray.
A doctoral student at Princeton in 1952, asked visiting lecturer, Albert Einstein, the following question: "What is there left in the world for original dissertation research?" Einstein answered: "Find out about prayer. Somebody must find out about prayer."
—Unknown, Leadership, Vol. 4, no. 1. Elesha Hodge, comp., Today's Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "PRAYER".
