![A very old woman's hands are folded in prayer on her lap with Luke 2:36-37, "A prophetess named Anna...well along in years...never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying."](https://i0.wp.com/keycommandmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Verse-of-the-Day-221216.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1)
(from Streams in the Desert, December 16) “No doubt by praying we learn to pray, and the more we pray the oftener we can pray, and the better we can pray. He who prays in fits and starts is never likely to attain to that effectual, fervent prayer which availeth much.”