Prayer for Others

Intercession for others is the hallmark of all true prayer.  When prayer is confined to self and to the sphere of one’s personal needs, it dies by reason of its littleness, narrowness, and selfishness.  Prayer must be broad and unselfish or it will perish.  Prayer is the soul of a man stirred to plead with God for men.  ~E. M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer