Prayer Quotes
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The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.
Seneca the Younger
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If by losing the spirit of prayer, you mean losing the heavenly sensations of deep devotion, I am afraid that does not matter a scrap.
Evelyn Underhill
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I believe in God, who can respond to prayers, to whom we can give trust and without whom life on this earth would be without meaning (a tale told by an idiot). I believe that God has revealed Himself to us in many ways and through many men and women, and that for us here in the West the clearest revelation is through Jesus and those that have followed him.
Nevill Francis Mott
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Prayer is a grace through which we pour ourselves out before God and through which He calls us into His presence.
Rich Mullins
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Many do not recognize the call of God simply because they have never taken the time to really talk with Him long enough to know what He is like.
Winkie Pratney
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Prayer is not a vain attempt to change God's will; it is a filial desire to learn God's will and to share it. Prayer is not a substitute for work: it is the secret spring and indispensable ally of all true work.
George Arthur Buttrick
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Daily, every moment, prayer is necessary to men.
Tertullian
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The music that I have learned and want to give is like worshipping God. It's absolutely like a prayer.
Ravi Shankar
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An hour of anxiety cannot change my circumstances, but a minute of prayer can alter everything.
Elbridge Bryant
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For one who has made thanksgiving the habit of his life, the morning prayer will be, 'Lord, what will you give me today to offer back to you?'
Elisabeth Elliot
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It will never be altogether well with us till we convert the universe into a prayer room.
George Bowen
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The enemy just hates our prayers.
Francis Chan
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I have felt the impact of your prayer in these past weeks. I am certain now that nothing has had a more powerful infl uence on this life of mine than your prayers.
Jim Elliot
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We must love one another as God loves each one of us. To be able to love, we need a clean heart. Prayer is what gives us a clean heart. The fruit of prayer is a deepening of faith and the fruit of faith is love. The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action.
Mother Teresa
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It's two things: it's totally impersonal and it's totally personal, simultaneously. That's the nature of the mystical experience of life. Everything about life is impersonal, but you have a personal experience. And the bridge between the personal and the impersonal is called prayer.
Caroline Myss
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There is no promise too hard for God to fulfill. No prayer is too big for Him to answer!
Christine Caine
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Through the art of affirmative prayer the limitless resources of the Spirit are at my command. The power of the Infinite is at my disposal.
Ernest Holmes
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I believe above the storm the smallest prayer will still be heard.
Dolly Parton
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In the life of the Indian there is only one inevitable duty-the duty of prayer-the daily recognition of the Unseen and Eternal. Our daily devotions were more necessary to us than daily food.
Charles Alexander Eastman
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Time is the most valuable commodity we have, worth more than gold, yet wasted more than all else. Efficient use of time begins with prayer.
Mark Hart Crowded House
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After saying our prayers, we ought to do something to make them come true.
William Feather
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What I normally do before going on stage is pray - normally we do a group prayer with the crew or whoever is around, like our security guard, our tour manager and whoever else is back there and wants to pray with us.
Normani Kordei Hamilton Fifth Harmony
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Are you weak? Weary? Confused? Troubled? Pressured? How is your relationship with God? Is it held in its place of priority? I believe the greater the pressure, the greater your need for time alone with Him.
Kay Arthur
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Prayer is a thought, a belief, a feeling, arising within the mind of the one praying.
Ernest Holmes