“The key is to practice praying - and to practice praying regularly, privately, sincerely and specifically.”
Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)
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“Out-of-balance praying leads to no praying at all!”
Bill Hybels (1951) American writer
Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)