E. M. Bounds on Prayer

Unless the vital forces of prayer are supplied by God’s word, prayer, though earnest even vociferous in its urgency is in reality flabby, vapid, and void. The absence of vital force in praying can be traced to the absence of a constant supply of God’s Word by which to repair the waste, and renew the life. He who would learn to pray well, must first study God’s Word and store it in his memory and thought. ~E. M. Bounds, The Necessity of Prayer