3一个够水准的祷告，必须能说这不是人为着自己祷告，乃是人为着神祷告。所有真实的祷告，都不是人为着自己祷告，也不是人为着别人祷告，乃是人为着神祷告。连我们为罪人的得救，为弟兄姊妹的复兴代祷，都该是为着神祷告。……祷告最高的意义，就是叫神能得着祂的权益（就是权柄和利益）。从表面看，你的祷告可以为着许多的人，为着许多的事，或是为着你的自己，但是你必须追到一个根源，叫你能说，“神啊，我这些祷告都是为着你。我这些祈求能不能得着成就是非常小的事，但你在这些事上的权益是一件大的事。……连我为召会祷告也是这样；召会冷也罢，热也罢，好也罢，坏也罢，死也罢，活也罢，这都是一些小的问题，但是你的计划、你的见证、你的权益，能不能得到该得的地位，这才是个大的问题。所以我不是为着召会复兴祷告，乃是为着你的权益祷告。”（李文集一九五九年第四册，三六至三七页）。
3A prayer that is up to the standard must be one in which man is not praying for himself or for others but for God. Even when we pray for sinners to be saved or for the brothers and sisters to be revived, we ought to be praying for God…The highest meaning of prayer is that it is a means by which God may gain His authority and benefit. Apparently, you may be praying for many people, for many things, or for yourself, but you must be able to go to the root of the matter and say, “O God, all these prayers are for Your sake. Whether or not my prayers are answered is of very little significance, but Your authority and benefit in these matters are of immense importance… The same is true when I pray for the church. Whether the church is cold or hot, good or bad, dead or living—these are of small concern compared to whether or not Your plan, Your testimony, and Your authority can benefit and gain their rightful places. Therefore, I am not praying for the revival of the church but for Your authority and benefit.” (CWWL, 1959, vol. 4, “Lessons on Prayer,” p. 28)