Digital Logos Edition
A. T. Pierson has collated and compared all the words spoken by Jesus on the subject of prayer, and combined them into a consistent and harmonious whole—a body of doctrine, singularly comprehensive, and symmetrically complete.
“The hypocrite’s prayer is addressed to a human audience rather than offered to the divine ear.” (Page 48)
“God has appointed two means, and when used jointly they never fail: first a meditative reading of Holy Scripture, and secondly a habitual communion with Him in the closet.” (Page 31)
“Prayer is at bottom the meeting of human suppliant, alone with God, for supplication and communion at the mercy-seat, and revelation of the Existence, Presence and character of God.” (Page 47)
“The closet is simply a close, a closed place, shut in for privacy, shut out from intrusion and interruption” (Page 23)
“There are three great lacks in prayer: The lack of proper words, of proper thoughts and desires, and of a proper spirit and motive.” (Page 86)