Quotemeal: Aug. 9th, 2026

Sunday, August 9, 2026

"The value of consistent prayer is not that He will hear us, but that we will hear Him."
— William McGill

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"In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart."
— John Bunyan —
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— Thomas Merton —
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— Anselm of Canterbury —
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— William Penn —

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