R. A. Torrey Quotes

Prayer that is born of meditation upon the Word of God is the prayer that soars upward most easily to God's listening ears.

R. A. Torrey

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• Prayer that is born of meditation upon the Word of God is the prayer that soars upward most easily to God's listening ears.

  

  R. A. Torrey
  • God
  • Christian
  • Listening