"Why did you leave?"
"There was no roof on the house!" And he went on his way, leaving the questioner to ponder on the strange answer he had given.
The man's meaning may be found in the saying of an old writer, who affirms that a dwelling in which prayer is not offered up to God daily, is like a house without a roof, in which there cannot be either peace, safety, or comfort.
—Old Magazine.
1565
Prayer in the morning is the key that opens to us the treasures of God's mercies and blessings; in the evening it is the key that shuts us up under his protection and safeguard.
1566
When thou prayest, rather let thy heart be without words, than thy words without heart.
—Bunyan.