Great grief prays with great earnestness. Elijah prayed fervently and prevailed. So intense was Hannah’s sorrow that Eli the priest rebuked her for being drunk in the House of Prayer. She was drunk, but not with wine. There are sorrows that make a person reel.
There are prayers that are cold and correct, decorous and formal, but they work no miracles. Prayer is not a collection of balanced phrases; it is the pouring out of the soul.
What is love if it be not fiery? What are prayers if the heart be not ablaze? They are the battles of the soul. In them men wrestle with principalities and powers.
Have you poured out your soul in prayer today?
Samuel Chadwick
Author/ Bible Teacher
Changi Chapel 
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