Psalm 86:6 (New King James Version) Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; And attend to the voice of my supplications.
Philippians 4:6 (New King James Version) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (New King James Version) 14 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 I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Matthew 7:7 (New King James Version) "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
When Edward Everett Hale was chaplain of the U.S. Senate, someone asked him, "Do you pray for the senators, Dr. Hale?" He replied, "No, I look at the senators and pray for the country." [Illustrations Unlimited]