Prayer Quotes

Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.

Prayer is the greatest force that we can wield. It is the greatest talent which God has granted us. He has given it to every Christian.

Wherever God erects a house of prayer the Devil always builds a chapel there; And 't will be found, upon examination, the latter has the largest congregation.

Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.

Be sure to remember that nothing in your daily life is so insignificant and so inconsequential that the Lord will not help you by answering your prayer.

For most of us the prayer in Gethsemane is the only model. Removing mountains can wait.

Prayer is exhaling the spirit of man and inhaling the spirit of God.

It is true that God's power triumphs over everything, but humble and suffering prayer prevails over God Himself.

Worry increases pressure; prayer releases peace.

Meditation and prayer have withstood the test of time. They work today as perfectly as they did for those who first practised and perfected them.

Sometimes the answer to prayer is not that it changes life, but that it changes you.

He prayeth best who loveth best.

I am here in spirit with you and you are in my prayers. Remember God is with you, and have faith in the fact that this too shall pass.

A church that likes power likes prayer.

Oh, how strenuous is life! I know a little of it. Men "ought always to pray, and not to faint." How fierce the battle! I know something of the conflict, but I ought not to faint, because I can pray.

Mighty prayer has often been produced by mighty trial.

Being a person of prayer is the most important calling in one’s life.

Prayer immediately turns us into something greater than ourselves.

The best we can say to God in prayer, is what He has said to us.

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?'

There is no prayer so blessed as the prayer which asks for nothing.

The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.

Prayer doesn't bend God's arm but it's guaranteed to bend our hearts toward His will. Worry less. Pray more.

My desk drawer is filled with all kinds of prayers.

Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon.

By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.

The soul cannot be humbled by fasts and prayer; it must be broken by mortal sin to experience forgiveness of sin and rise to a state of grace. Otherwise, religion is nothing but dead logic.

The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men.

Satan can't keep God from answering our prayers, but he will keep us from asking.

Let us pray for peace: peace in the world and in each of our hearts.

We regard prayer no longer as a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege which is to be enjoyed, a rare delight that is always revealing some new beauty.

Prayer is the conduit through which power from heaven is brought to earth.

The purpose of all prayer is to find God's will and to make that our prayer

What we most need is the prayer of fervent desire for growth in grace, expressed in patience, meekness, love, and good deeds.

Prayer is to the spiritual life what the beating of the pulse and the drawing of the breath are to the life of the body.

Prayer doesn't just change things - it changes us. If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people.

I deepen my experience of God through prayer, meditation, and forgiveness.

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.

Jesus himself has shown us by his own example that prayer and fasting are the first and most effective weapons against the forces of evil.

The most important lesson we can learn is how to pray. Prayers do not die, prayers live before God, and God's heart is set on them.

I love to observe Christmas in quietude, humility, benevolence, charity, letting good will towards man, eloquent silence, prayer, and praise express my conception of Truth’s appearing.

Prayer is not an exercise, it is the life.

Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.

Trials make the promise sweet, Trials give new life to prayer; Trials bring me to His feet, Lay me low, and keep me there.

The true contemplative is one who has discovered the art of finding leisure even in the midst of his work, by working with such a spirit of detachment and recollection that even his work is a prayer

When praying for the Lord's will about something questionable, don't give up if you don't receive clear leading after one prayer; just keep on praying until God makes it clear.

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.

Prayer is the root, the fountain, the mother of a thousand blessings.

Brotherhood doesn't come in a package. It is not a commodity to be taken down from the shelf with one hand - it is an accomplishment of soul-searching, prayer and perseverance.

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of the rower kneeling with the stroke of his oar, are true prayers heard throughout nature.