“Spiritual work is taxing work, and men are loath to do it. Praying, true praying, costs an outlay of serious attention and of time, which flesh and blood do not relish.”
“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle. ”
“There is power in prayer. When men work, they work. but when men pray, God works.”
“Do you work for the government, any government?”"I pay taxes, which means I work for the government, part of the time. Yes.”
“Do the work as if everything depends upon you, pray like everything depends on God.”
“Do not pray for easy times, pray to be stronger. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers, pray for powers equal to your tasks.”