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Prayerprayers of David the son of Jesseare ended ."Also : Deut . 27 :14-26 ; Ps. 41 :13 ;89 :52 ; Gal . 6 :18 ; Jude 25 .Jehovah's Power to Hear andAnswer Prayer UnlimitedIsa . 65:24 "And it shall cometo pass that, before they call, Iwill answer ; and while they areyet speaking, I will hear."Eph . 3 :20, 21 "Now to the onewho can, according to his powerwhich is operating in us, do morethan superabundantly beyond allthe things we ask or conceive, tohim be the glory."Great Prayer Test Shows Jehohovah'sSuperiority in Hearingand Answering Prayer1 Ki . 18 :20-40 "And they tookthe bullock which was given them,and they dressed it, and calledon the name of Baal from morningeven until noon, saying, 0Baal, hear us. But there was novoice, nor any that answered .And they leaped about the altarwhich was made . . . . And theycried aloud, and cut themselvesafter their manner with knivesand lances, till the blood gushedout upon them . . . . but there wasneither voice, nor any to answer,nor any that regarded . . . . And itcame to pass at the time of theoffering of the evening oblation .that Elijah the prophet camenear, and said . . . . Hear me, 0 Jehovah,hear me, that this peoplemay know that thou, Jehovah,art God, and that thou hastturned their heart back again .Then the fire of Jehovah fell,and consumed the burnt-offering,and the wood, and the stones, andthe dust, and licked up the waterthat was in the trench . Andwhen all the people saw it, theyfell on their faces : and they said,Jehovah, he is God ."Prayer Should Be Reverent, inSpirit and TruthJohn 4 :23 "On the contrary,the hour is coining, and it isnow, when the genuine wor-282shipers will worship the Fatherwith spirit and truth ."Ps . 145 :18 "Jehovah is nigh untoall them that call upon him,to all that call upon him intruth .'Practice of Using Rosaries andSimilar "Aids" in RepetitionForbiddenMatt . 6 :7, 8 "But when praying,do not say the same things overand over again, just as the peopleof the nations do, for theyimagine they will get a hearingfor their use of many words . So,do not make yourselves like them,for God your Father knows whatthings you are needing beforeever you ask him ."Acts 19 :34 "When they recognizedthat he was a Jew, onecry arose from them all as theyshouted for about two hours :'Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!'"Manner of Posture in Prayer NotPrescribed or Limited2 Chron . 6 :12, 14 "And he [Solomon]stood before the altar ofJehovah in the presence of allthe assembly of Israel, and spreadforth his hands and he said, 0Jehovah, the God of Israel, thereis no God like thee, in heaven,or on earth."1 Sam . 1 :12, 13 "And it cameto pass, as she continued prayingbefore Jehovah, that Eli markedher mouth . Now Hannah, shespake in her heart ; only herlips moved, but her voice was notheard ."Neh. 8 :6 "And Ezra blessedJehovah, the great God ; andall the people answered, Amen,Amen, with the lifting up of theirhands : and they bowed theirheads, and worshipped Jehovahwith their faces to the ground ."Dan . 6 :10 "Daniel . kneeledupon his knees three times a day,and prayed, and gave thanks beforehis God ."Matt . 26 :39 "And going a littleway forward, he fell upon hisface, praying ."