Do you not sense, with me the severity of the problem? Granted that most of us know some individuals who are remarkable prayer warriors, is it not nevertheless true that by and large we are better at organizing than agonizing? Better at administering than interceding? Better at fellowship than fasting? Better at entertainment than worship? Better at theological articulation than spiritual adoration? Better – God help us! – a preaching than praying?
– DA Carson, A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers, 17.