In praying we draw on our memories, on our past experiences, on our present desires. We only learn to draw on the grace of God by pureness, by knowledge, by long-suffering. My prayer is pure. Our praying, to be strong, must be buttressed by holy living. The life of faith perfects the prayer of faith.
Prayer is the whole of a man's life.
If we think our prayers are unanswered, it is because we are not interpreting the answer along this line. If ye shall ask anything in my name. I will do it. Prayer unites the soul to God. Only it must be in faith that he asks, with no wavering - no hesitating, no doubting.