"To pray for others, and to be heard and answered by God in our prayers, serves greatly to increase our love to God in the form of affection and our love to others in the form of benevolence. No one ever prayed for another, with real prayer, without feeling an increase of love toward that person no matter whether it is for a stranger or an acquaintance. So if a community or a church prays for some individual, the more they pray, the better they will love. Prayer creates a bond of union between our souls and the souls of those whom we love. Let one pray for others till he prevails."
-Charles G. Finney (from the book Principles of Devotion)
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