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"The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
"More things are wrought by prayer Than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let thy voice Rise like a fountain for me night and day. For what are men better than sheep or goats That nourish a blind life within the brain, If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer Both for themselves and those who call them friend?"

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."