Charles Spurgeon Commentary Mark 1:39-40

"And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons. And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean." — Mark 1:39-40 (ASV)

It is a pity that he could not go further than to say to Christ, "If thou wilt," but it is a great mercy that he could go as far as that. So, if you, dear friend, cannot pray a prayer that is full of faith, pray one that has at least some faith in it. If you cannot go as far as some do, go as far as you can.

I have often told you to bless God for moonlight, and then he will give you sunlight; but for anyone to say, "I will not pray at all because I cannot pray as I would like to pray," is a very foolish thing. Say what you can, even as this poor leper said to Jesus, "If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean."