1 Thessalonians 5:17 (TLB) Always keep on praying.
Ephesians 6:18 (TLB) Pray all the time. Ask God for anything in line with the Holy Spirit’s wishes. Plead with him, reminding him of your needs, and keep praying earnestly for all Christians everywhere.
1 John 5:14 (TLB) And we are sure of this, that he will listen to us whenever we ask him for anything in line with his will.
Psalm 40:1 (TLB) I waited patiently for God to help me; then he listened and heard my cry.
As it is the business of tailors to make clothes and of cobblers to mend shoes, so it is the business of Christians to pray. Martin Luther (1483-1546) Draper's Book of Quotations for the Christian World.
