"A humble and contrite heart knows that it can merit nothing before God, and that all that is necessary is to be reconciled to one's helplessness and let our holy and almighty God care for us, just as an infant surrenders himself to his mother's care."

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Source : Ole Hallesby (1975). “Prayer”, Augsburg Fortress Publishing

Ole Hallesby

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