Intercessory prayer might be defined as loving our neighbour on our knees.

The real end of prayer is not so much to get this or that single desire granted, as to put human life into full and joyful conformity with the will of God.

If every call to Christ and His righteousness is a call to suffering, the converse is equally - every call to suffering is a call to Christ, a promotion, an invitation to come up higher.

I have been driven to my knees many times because there was no place else to go.

The effect of intercessory prayer was neutral. It showed no sign of any benefit.

Being a witness of His love, by loving my neighbour, by being one with my family, by helping my colleagues at work, is a way of living which I know draws me closer to God.