“Authentic prayer changes us, unmasks us, strips us, indicates where growth is needed.”— Teresa of Avila. Related Quotes “When I look back, I realize I was praying for something God had already given me.”— Steve Maraboli “And our tears are an expression of that which we cannot express. Tears are perfect prayer.”— Ronald Chapman “The Christian should work as if all depended upon him, and pray as if it all depended upon God.”— Charles Haddon Spurgeon