Continue in Prayer

So deep are our necessities , that until we are in heaven we must not cease to pray. Dost thou want nothing? Then, I fear thou dost not know thy poverty. Hast thou no mercy to ask of God? Then, may the Lord's mercy show thee thy misery! A prayerless soul is a Christless soul. Prayer is the lisping of the believing infant, the shout of the fighting believer, the requiem of the dying saint falling asleep in Jesus. It is the breath, the watchword, the comfort, the strength, the honor of a Christian. If thou mayst be holy, humble, zealous, and patient; have closer communion with Christ, and enter oftener into the baqueting-house of His love. Pray that thou mayst be an example and a blessing unto others, and that thou mayst live more to the glory of thy Master. The motto for this year must be, 'Continue in Prayer.'"
- Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening

I was in Matthew 6 this morning.  Can there be no greater prayer than the simplicity of "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done"?

Thank you, Lord, for renewing a zeal for prayer within me.

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