Quotes about prayer
prayer blessing effort
No effort is complete without prayer - without definite recognition that the best human endeavor is of no effect if it has not God's blessing behind it. Mahatma Gandhi
prayer may evening
Begin your day with prayer, and make it so soulful that it may remain with you until the evening.
prayer silence weapons
My greatest weapon is mute prayer.
prayer philosophy soul
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul.
prayer way answers
God answers prayer in His own way, not ours.
prayer fasting common
Fasting and prayer are common injunctions in my religion.
prayer weakness confession
Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness.
prayer swings ideas
My suggestion to newspapers everywhere is to give the public a reason to read them again. So here's an idea: get on a big story with widespread public appeal, devote your best resources to it, say a quiet prayer, and swing for the fences. Graydon Carter
prayer angel heaven
Our vows are heard betimes! and Heaven takes care To grant, before we can conclude the prayer: Preventing angels met it half the way, And sent us back to praise, who came to pray. John Dryden
prayer heart men
God warms his hands at man's heart when he prays. John Masefield
prayer men feet
I thought that I had no time for faith nor time to pray, then I saw an armless man saying his Rosary with his feet. John Locke
prayer talking familiar
Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God. John Knox
prayer adversity talking
Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God, to whom we declare all our miseries, whose support and help we implore and desire in our adversities, and whom we laud and praise for our benefits received. So that prayer contains the exposition of our sorrows, the desire of God's defence, and the praising of His magnificent name, as the Psalms of David clearly do teach.
prayer night feet
Never say you are five feet nine when you are five feet eight and a half" was the first one I encountered. Another was, "Always say some prayers at night because it might turn out that there is a God. John Knowles
prayer attitude kindness
Human mobile devices that may come in handy and can be used anywhere include: prayer, meditation, a good attitude, compassion, kindness, humor, laughter, patience, love and a smile. Customize to personal style and taste. Jody Watley
prayer blessing men
A good man's prayers will from the deepest dungeon climb heaven's height, and bring a blessing down. Joanna Baillie
prayer light wish
Anything large enough for a wish to light upon, is large enough to hang a prayer upon. George MacDonald
prayer children love-you
Do you think you love your children better than He who made them? Is not your love what it is because He put it into your heart first? Have you not often been cross with them? Sometimes unjust to them? Whence came the returning love that rose from unknown depths in your being, and swept away the anger and the injustice? You did not create that love. Probably you were not good enough to send for it by prayer. But it came. God sent it. He makes you love your children.
prayer mind enough
Anything big enough to occupy our minds is big enough to hang a prayer on.
prayer thinking flow
My prayers, my God, flow from what I am not; I think thy answers make me what I am.
prayer doe genius
If God were not only to hear our prayers, as he does ever and always, but to answer them as we want them answered, he would not be God our Saviour but the ministering genius of our destruction.
prayer father heart
He may delay because it would not be safe to give us at once what we ask: we are not ready for it. To give ere we could truly receive, would be to destroy the very heart and hope of prayer, to cease to be our Father. The delay itself may work to bring us nearer to our help, to increase the desire, perfect the prayer, and ripen the receptive condition.
prayer believe trusting-him
You must pray for yourself constantly. How could it be otherwise? We worship God by believing in Him, trusting Him, and loving Him wholeheartedly - and we can attain to that only through prayer. The sole object of our being here is that we may grow like Him - and we can do that only through prayer. The more we pray for ourselves the more power will our prayers have for any other purpose whatever; so praying for ourselves is the reverse of selfishness - it is truly glorifying God. Emmet Fox
prayer godly meditation
If you have no time for prayer and meditation, you will have lots of time for sickness and trouble.
prayer matter no-matter-what
Prayer enables you to tap into God's wisdom anywhere, anytime, no matter what's going on. Elizabeth George
prayer light asking
Asking in prayer helps you to see your problem in the light of God's power.
prayer worry decision
Replace worry with prayer. Make the decision to pray whenever you catch yourself worrying.
prayer blessing care
What a blessing to be able to leave the cares of life for a brief period and spend time in the outstretched arms of your Shepherd, rubbing, as it were, your cheek against His face in intimate fellowship through prayer.
prayer tears
Your tears are my prayers. Elizabeth Gilbert
prayer book glasses
There's no trouble in this world so serious that it can't be cured with a hot bath, a glass of whiskey, and the Book of Common Prayer.
prayer believe taken
Where did you get the idea you aren't allowed to petition the universe with prayer? You are part of this universe, Liz. You're a constituent--you have every entitlement to participate in the actions of the universe, and to let your feelings be known. So, put your opinion out there. Make your case. Believe me--it will at least be taken into consideration.
prayer long effort
The Yogic scriptures say that God responds to the sacred prayers and efforts of human beings in any way whatsoever that mortals choose to worship - just so long as those prayers are sincere.
prayer talking meditation
meditation vs prayer = listening vs talking