Definitions HQ

Prayer (n.) asking ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠God to change my will is asking him to do the work while I take the wages.

Prayer (n.) that ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠asks the Almighty to give heed to our words requires that we at least give heed to what we mean to say.

Prayer (n.) at ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠its best is more admiration than request, since the surest way to obtain what is needed from God is to deserve it rather than ask.

Prayer (n.) at ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠its best may be the single word 'Oh!' — a wise bishop told the old woman who prayed so that her prayer was better than his.

Prayer (n.) asking ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠God to change the order of nature on my behalf is a rash request that deserves punishment rather than granting — and why ask for the power to do right, which he has given already?

Prayer (n.) indoors ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠felt to him as if walls and the little workmanship of man stood between him and God; he prayed walking, in the works that raise the soul.