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When trust is perfect and there is no doubt, prayer is simply the outstretched hand ready to receive.
Edward McKendree Bounds
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Edward McKendree Bounds
Age: 78 †
Born: 1835
Born: August 15
Died: 1913
Died: August 24
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Shelby County
Missouri
E. M. Bounds
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God shapes the world by prayer. Prayers are deathless. They outlive the lives of those who uttered them.
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The first and last stages of holy living are crowned with praying.
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A life growing in its purity and devotion will be a more prayerful life.
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It is hard to wait and press and pray, and hear no voice, but stay till God answers.
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God is waiting to be put to the test by His people in prayer. He delights in being put to the test on His promises. It is His highest pleasure to answer prayer, to prove the reliability of His promises.
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