Prayer Quotes
Prayer is a new, gracious, lasting will of the soul united and fast-bound to the will of God by the precious and mysterious working of the Holy Ghost.
The man who prays grows, and the muscles of the soul swell from this whipcord to iron bands.
There are three answers to prayer: yes, no, and wait a while. It must be recognized that no is an answer.
In the prayer of faith there is a divine science; it is a science that everyone who would make his lifework a success must understand.
A temple, first of all, is a place of prayer; and prayer is communion with God. It is the 'infinite in man seeking the infinite in God.' Where they find each other, there is holy sanctuary--a temple.
The possibilities of prayer are found in its allying itself with the purposes of God, for God's purposes and man's praying are the combination of all potent and omnipotent forces.
Prayer shouldn't be casual or sporadic, dictated only by the needs of the moment. Prayer should be as much a part of our lives as breathing.
If you ever feel distant, never mistake who has drifted away. Prayer will close this gap.
Nothing lies beyond the reach of prayer except that which lies outside the will of God.
As we remember prayer and take time to turn to the scriptures, our lives will be infinitely more blessed and our burdens will be made lighter.
Every nerve in my body is so vacant and numb/I can't even remember what it was I came here to get away from/Don't even hear a murmur of a prayer/It's not dark yet, but it's getting there.
The sky is my prayer, the birds are my prayer, the wind in the trees is my prayer, for God is all in all.
Prayer in secret is life finding expression in the realized Presence of God our Father.
People will give themselves to prayer for numerous reasons, but at the core of it all is a God, raging with zealous desire.
Waiting prayer, or waiting on the Lord, is the silent surrendering of the soul to God. It is wordless worship. It is seeking God not from without but from within. It is to seek God in your heart.
When you are unhappy, you are just coming in touch with your own boundaries. Turn the whole situation into a prayer & you will walk through it.
The more deeply we grow into the psalms and the more often we pray them as our own, the more simple and rich will our prayer become.
The Elements of Prayer|Its ground: God, by whose goodness it springeth in us. |Its use: to turn our will to His will. |Its end: to be made one with Him and like to Him in all things.
You are the dream I live with; you are the wish I'd made, the name I always whisper in every prayer I pray ... now that you left me, while you forget me, I'll hold you in my dreams.
Answers to prayer have to be on God's schedule, not ours. He hears us pray, and He answers according to His will in His own time.
My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
It is not surprising that prayer malfunctions when we try to make it a domestic intercom to call upstairs for more comforts in the den.
We ought to act with God in the greatest simplicity, speak to Him frankly and plainly, and implore His assistance in our affairs.
As I read the Qur'an and prayed the Islamic prayers, a door to my heart was unsealed and I was immersed in an overwhelming tenderness.
A man does a lot of praying in an enemy prison. Prayer, even more than sheer thought, is the firmest anchor.
O believing brethren! What an instrument is this which God hath put into your hands! Prayer moves Him that moves the universe.
Look, as a painted man is no man, and as painted fire is no fire, so a cold prayer is no prayer.
The purpose of prayer is to reveal the presence of God equally present, all the time, in every condition.
The Bible tells us that whenever we come before God, whatever our purpose or prayer request, we are always to come with a thankful heart.
