Sadhu Sundar Singh on Prayer

All quotes taken from his book, "At the Master's Feet" which can be read online at

http://www.ccel.org/ccel/singh/feet.toc.html

Although fish spend their whole life in the salt water of the sea, yet they do not themselves become salty, because they have life in them; so the man of prayer, though he has to live in this sin-defiled world, remains free of the sinful taint, because by means of prayer his life is maintained.

Just as the salt water of the sea is drawn upwards by the hot rays of the sun, and gradually takes on the form of clouds, and, turned thus into sweet and refreshing water, falls in showers on the earth (for the sea water as it rises upwards leaves behind it its salt and bitterness), so when the thoughts and desires of the man of prayer rise aloft like misty emanations of the soul, the rays of the Sun of Righteousness purify them of all sinful taint,

and his prayers become a great cloud which descends from heaven in a shower of blessing, bringing refreshment to many on the earth.

From “At the Master’s Seat”, Prayer, Section I

Sadhu Sundar Singh on Heaven and Hell

....In truth, to obtain a true peace is the one object of the human soul...Just as thirst implies water, and water is intended to remove thirst, so the existence of desire in the soul implies the existence of true happiness and peace. When the soul finds Him who planted within it that desire, it receives far greater satisfaction than the thirsty man does from water, and this satisfaction of the soul’s desire we call heaven.

Those who know nothing of the spiritual life declare that it is impossible to experience real peace and heavenly joy in this grief-stricken world.

From "At the Mater's Feet," Heaven and Hell, Section 1

Water Drop photo from Poznan University of Technology Faculty of Technical Physics website
Rain image from PBS Kids website