Prayer if it is real is an acknowledgment of our finitude, our need, our openness to be changed, our readiness to be surprised, yes, astonished by the "beams of love." Douglas V. Steere More Quotes by Douglas V. Steere More Quotes From Douglas V. Steere Hate is a prolonged form of suicide. Douglas V. Steere form hate suicide No one ever did anything worth doing unless they were prepared to go on with it long after it became something of a bore. Douglas V. Steere determination goes-on long In intercessory prayer, one seldom ends where one began. Douglas V. Steere intercessory-prayer ends prayer Work without contemplation is never enough. Douglas V. Steere garden work religion