“If we do not pray, we will be abnormal. In the past we were very abnormal, because we were not living. We have the spirit within us, Christ within us, and God the father within us, but we are not living because we do not pray. Only one thing today can make us living, and that one thing is prayer. We must pray unceasingly.

… The key to make you living is for you to pray, and to pray mainly is to exercise your spirit. When you teach the Lord in your prayer, when you explain to Him, and when you describe a lot in your prayer, there is no impact because that kind of prayer is not the unlocking of the Spirit. We should pray, “Lord, I want to be living. Give me the impact, Lord.” The Lord in Gethsemane prayed three times, and each time the prayer was short. We all have to pray in these days, “Lord, I want to be living.” While the sisters are in the kitchen cooking or washing the dishes, they should say, “Lord, I want to be living. I want to have the impact, Lord.” Do not pray for too many things and do not explain to the Lord, because He already knows. Just petition Him and tell Him what you want according to His desire. We also need to give thanks in everything. On a dark day, give thanks; on a shining day, a bright day, give thanks. If good things take place, give thanks; if bad things take place, give thanks. This is what it means to pray.”

(Fellowship Concerning the Urgent Need of the Vital Groups, chapter 13)