Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind

so that you may be able to prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans 12.

This is resistance and reformation on the fight laugh fees.

Prayer is the most common Christian expression of authentic faith, but it may be among the least practiced Christian

disciplines. It is said that prayer is the universal language of the soul, but it is actually the solitary province of the

supplicating saint.

Prayer, as the unconscious heart cry and times of distress is the currency of all humanity, but prayer

as the deep and committed soul bond in communion with Almighty God is an exceptionally rare and precious jewel.

The heroes of the faith have always been diligent, vigilant, and constant in prayer. They humbled themselves with prayers,

petitions, and supplications that always acknowledge their dependence upon God's mercy and grace. Athanasius, for instance,

prayed five hours each day.

Augustine once set aside 18 months to do nothing but pray. Bernard of Clervo

would not begin his daily activities until he had spent at least three hours in prayer.

John Fletcher regularly spent all night in prayer.

His greeting to friends was always,

Do I meet you praying? Martin Luther often commented, I have so much business I cannot

get on without spending three hours daily in prayer.

If ever Joseph Aline heard other craftsmen plying their business

before he was up he would exclaim,

Oh, how this shames me me doth not my master deserve more than theirs? John Calvin

John Knox and Theodore Beza vowed to one another to devote two hours daily to prayer.

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