Stones are not broken except by an earnest
use of the hammer, and the stone-breaker usually
goes down on his knees…
…You can force your way through anything
with the leverage of prayer. Thoughts and
reasoning may be like the steel wedges that
may open a way into truth, but prayer is the
lever, the crowbar that forces open the iron
chest of sacred mysteries so that we may get
the treasures hidden in it for those who can
force their way to reach it. “Until now the
kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the
violent take it by force. ” (Matt 11:12).
Take care that you work with the mighty
implement of prayer, and nothing can stand
against you.
Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)
