George Arthur Buttrick Quotes

For a man to argue, 'I don't go to church; I pray alone,' is no wiser than if he should say, 'I have no use for symphonies; I believe only in solo music.'

Prayer is not a substitute for work, thinking, watching, suffering, or giving; prayer is a support for all other efforts.

It appears that when life is broken by tragedy God shines through the breach.

Prayer is listening as well as speaking, receiving as well as asking; and its deepest mood is friendship held in reverence. So the daily prayer should end as it begins - in adoration.

Intercession is more than specific: it is pondered: it requires us to bear on our heart the burden of those for whom we pray.