The magnificence of prayer -- The geometry of prayer -- The heart of man and the heart of God -- Jacob, wrestling -- Moses, making haste -- Elijah, passionate in prayer -- Job, groping -- The Psalmist, setting the Lord always before him -- Habakkuk, on his watch-tower -- Our Lord, sanctifying Himself -- Our Lord, in the garden -- One of Paul's prayers -- One of Paul's thanksgivings -- The man who knocked at midnight -- Prayer to the Most High -- The costliness of prayer -- Reverence of prayer -- The pleading note in prayer -- Concentration in prayer -- Imagination in prayer -- The forgiving spirit in prayer -- The secret burden -- The endless quest.