To say prayers in a decent  delicate way is not heavy work. But to pray really  to pray till hell feels the ponderous stroke  to pray till the iron gates of difficulty are opened  till the mountains of obstacles are removed  till the mists are exhaled and the clouds are lifted  and the sunshine of a cloudless day brightens-this is hard work  but it is God's work  and man's best labor.
E. M. Bounds
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