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"The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
"But maybe prayer is a road to rise, A mountain path leading toward the skies To assist the spirit who truly tries. But it isnt a shibboleth, creed, nor code, It isnt a pack-horse to carry your load, It isnt a wagon, its only a road. And perhaps the reward of the spirit who tries Is not the goal, but the exercise!"

Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term refers to an act of supplication or intercession directed towards a deity or a deified ancestor. More generally, prayer can also have the purpose of giving thanks or praise, and in comparative religion is closely associated with more abstract for
"The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
"Not as we wanted it, But as God granted it."
"Who goes to bed, and doth not pray, Maketh two nights to every day!"
"In vota miseros ultimus cogit timor."
"The imperfect offices of prayer and praise."
"Supplication, worship, prayer are no superstition; they are acts more real than the acts of eating, drinking, sitting or walking. It is no exaggeration to say that they alone are real."