Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out of the soul to God, through Christ, in the strength and assistance of the Spirit, for such things as God has promised. — John Bunyan
A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer. — Doris Lessing
True prayer is an awareness of our helpless need and an acknowledgment of divine adequacy. — Ray Stedman
Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night. — George Herbert
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us. — Socrates
Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered. — George Meredith
The fewer the words, the better the prayer. — Martin Luther
Prayer steadies one when he is walking in slippery places - even if things asked for are not given. — Benjamin Harrison
Prayer is the noble supplication which we lift up to the throne of the Most High. It is the most efficient means to obtain from God the graces which we need. — Pier Giorgio Frassati
A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer. — Gotthold Lessing
Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God — Mother Teresa
Effective prayer is prayer that attains what it seeks. It is prayer that moves God, effecting its end. — Charles Grandison Finney
The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin to damn the whole world. — John Bunyan
Three principles of prayer:
1. Keep it honest.
2. Keep it simple.
3. Keep it up. — Nicky Gumbel
Prayer - secret, fervent, believing prayer - lies at the root of all personal godliness. — William Carey
Pray on, dear one- the power lies that way — Mary Slessor
Prayer is the oxygen of the soul. — Pio of Pietrelcina
I believe in prayer. It's the best way we have to draw strength from heaven. — Josephine Baker
Prayer is climbing up into the heart of God. — Martin Luther
Prayer is the life of the soul. — Madame de Stael
Good Prayer Image Quotes
The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.
Good Morning Prayer Quotes
The prayer offered to God in the morning during your quiet time is the key that unlocks the door of the day. Any athlete knows that it is the start that ensures a good finish. — Adrian Rogers
Good morning, this is God. I will be handling all of your problems today. I will not need your help, so have a miraculous day. — Wayne Dyer
It is a good rule never to look into the face of a man in the morning till you have looked into the face of God. — Charles Spurgeon
Persist to overcome. He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good.
Good morning, Lord! What are You up to today? Can I be a part of it? Thank You. Amen. — Norman Grubb
Say not 'Good-night' but in some brighter clime, bid me 'Good-morning.' — Anna Letitia Barbauld
It is a good thing to let prayer be the first business of the morning and the last of the evening. — Martin Luther
Powerful Prayer Quotes
Prayer is powerful beyond limits when we turn to the Immaculata who is queen even of God's heart. — Maximilian Kolbe
No one can believe how powerful prayer is and what it can effect, except those who have learned it by experience. Whenever I have prayed earnestly, I have been heard and have obtained more than I prayed for. God sometimes delays, but He always comes. — Martin Luther
We are too busy to pray, and so we are too busy to have power. We have a great deal of activity, but we accomplish little; many services but few conversions; much machinery but few results. — R. A. Torrey
Just do what works for you, because there will always be someone who thinks differently.
Prayer is powerful! It fills the earth with mercy, it makes the Divine clemency pass from generation to generation; right along the course of the centuries wonderful works have been achieved through prayer. — Frances Xavier Cabrini
Prayer is the greatest power God has put into our hands for service - praying is harder than doing, at least I find it so, but the dynamic lies that way to advance the Kingdom. — Mary Slessor
Never regret a day in your life: good days give happiness, bad days give experience, worst days give lessons, and best days give memories.
They who pray with faith have fervour and fervour is the fire of prayer. This mysterious fire has the power of consuming all our faults and imperfections, and of giving to our actions, vitality, beauty and merit. — Frances Xavier Cabrini
The greatest tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, buy unoffered prayer. — F.B. Meyer
We must begin to believe that God, in the mystery of prayer, has entrusted us with a force that can move the Heavenly world, and can bring its power down to earth. — Andrew Murray
You could remove the powerful preaching from our church and it would still continue. You could remove the administration of pastoral care through the cell group system and the church would still continue. But if you remove the prayer life of our church it would collapse. — David Yonggi Cho
Christian Prayer Quotes
If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice? — David Livingstone
The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer. — Barack Obama
One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not from lack of time. — John Piper
Whatever is good for you soul, do that.
Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude - an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God. — Arthur W. Pink
You cannot pray at home, like you can at church, where there is a great multitude; where exclamations are cried out to God as from one great heart, and where there is something more: the unions of minds, the accord of souls, the bond of charity, the prayers of priests. — Saint John Chrysostom
Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him. — Hudson Taylor
Try no to resist the changes that come in your way. Instead, let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come? How Rumi Can Change Your Life?
We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend upon material success . . . but on Jesus alone. — Frances Xavier Cabrini
Each time, before you intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in Christ, and expect great things! — Andrew Murray
Nothing tends more to cement the hearts of Christians than praying together. Never do they love one another so well as when they witness the outpouring of each other's hearts in prayer. — Charles Grandison Finney
I live in the spirit of prayer. I pray as I walk about, when I lie down and when I rise up. And the answers are always coming. — George Muller
God Prayer Quotes
Prayer doesn't change things - God changes things in answer to prayer. — John Calvin
People count with self-satisfaction the number of times they have recited the name of God on their prayer beads, but they keep no beads for reckoning the number of idle words they speak. — Al-Ghazali
Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction. — John of the Cross
Be sure that someday you'll praise and thank God for your unanswered prayers that once you had wept for them. — Shams Tabrizi
Prayer is a walk with God....We can minister to the Lord as a group but I'll tell you one thing about it, you'll never have that intimacy of ministering to the Lord and worshiping Him with a group that you'll have in your own individual life. — Kenneth E. Hagin
There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, lies, inferiority and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth. The wolf that wins? The one you feed.
All my weak days have a common cause - I have neglected communion with God through my neglect of the Scriptures & prayer. When will I learn? — Paul Washer
The true man of God is heartsick, grieved at the worldliness of the Church, grieved at the toleration of sin in the Church, grieved at the prayerlessness in the Church. He is disturbed that the corporate prayer of the Church no longer pulls down the strongholds of the devil. — Leonard Ravenhill
A man who is intimate with God will never be intimidated by men. — Leonard Ravenhill
Prayer begins by talking to God, but it ends by listening to Him. In the face of Absolute Truth, silence is the soul's language. — Fulton J. Sheen
Inspirational Prayer Quotes
Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible. — Corrie Ten Boom
By your own soul, learn to live. If some men force you, take no heed. If some men hate you, have no care. Sing your song, dream your dreams Hope your hopes, and pray your prayers. — Bo Schembechler
Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire? — Corrie Ten Boom
You have to fight through the bad days in order to earn the best days.
Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one — Bruce Lee
Prayer pulls the rope below and the great bell rings above in the ears of God. Some scarcely stir the bell, for they pray so languidly. Others give but an occasional pluck at the rope. But he who wins with heaven is the man who grasps the rope boldly and pulls continuously, with all his might. — Charles Spurgeon
To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world. — Karl Barth
No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.
The best remedy for a sick church is to put it on a missionary diet. — David Livingstone
This generation of Christians is responsible for this generation of souls on the earth! — Keith Green
The chief purpose of prayer is that God may be glorified in the answer. — R. A. Torrey
Prayer ought to be short and pure, unless it be prolonged by the inspiration of Divine grace. — Benedict of Nursia
Daily Prayer Quotes
Prayer should be the means by which I, at all times, receive all that I need, and, for this reason, be my daily refuge, my daily consolation, my daily joy, my source of rich and inexhaustible joy in life. — Saint John Chrysostom
For Christians, as for all people of faith, reflection, meditation and prayer help us to renew ourselves in God's love, as we strive daily to become better people. The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach. — Queen Elizabeth II
Truth is not obtained cheaply. It demands much time given to prayer and study of the Scriptures, followed by practical application in our daily lives. It must take priority over the many forms of cheap entertainment offered by our secular culture. It is a lifetime commitment. — Derek Prince
Friendship picks you up when the world lets you down.
So live for the kingdom of God. Seek to bring glory to Jesus Christ and the Lord will use you. It is my prayer, my constant and daily prayer, that God would keep me useable. — Chuck Smith
The world is holy. We are holy. All life is holy. Daily prayers are delivered on the lips of breaking waves, the whisperings of grasses, the shimmering of leaves. — Terry Tempest Williams
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. — Mahatma Gandhi
Prayer is the most powerful form of energy one can generate....It supplies us with a flow of sustaining power in our daily lives. — Alexis Carrel
Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that in the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach. — Woodrow Wilson
The only things that really need to be accomplished in the home are daily scripture study and prayer and weekly family home evening. — Linda S. Reeves
If I fail to spend two hours in prayer each morning, the devil gets the victory through the day. I have so much business I cannot get on without spending three hours daily in prayer. — Martin Luther
Christmas Prayer Quotes
Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. — Peg Bracken
Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind. — Helen Steiner Rice
My Christmas prayer is that I would remain close to God, and He close to me. With all the suffering in the world today, there is the temptation to fall to fear… we need to be near the Lord.. we need the Hope of Christmas. — Don Moen
It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air. — William Thomas Ellis
For centuries men have kept an appointment with Christmas. Christmas means fellowship, feasting, giving and receiving, a time of good cheer, home. — William Jewett Tucker
Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone. — Charles M. Schulz
Christmas is for children. But it is for grownups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide bound hearts. — Lenora Mattingly Weber
Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs? — Gilbert K. Chesterton
God is not dead; nor doth He sleep; ...
The wrong shall fail,
The right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to men. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men! — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Need Prayer Quotes
Prayer is spiritual communication between man and God, a two-way relationship in which man should not only talk to God but also listen to Him. Prayer to God is like a child's conversation with his father. It is natural for a child to ask his father for the things he needs. — Billy Graham
Real prayer is communion with God, so that there will be common thoughts between His mind and ours. What is needed is for Him to fill our hearts with His thoughts, and then His desires will become our desires flowing back to Him. — Arthur W. Pink
Prayer is the most important activity a born-again Christian can perform. It should head your list of priorities, for certainly the world around us desperately needs prayer. Prayer will open the door for God to do a glorious work in these last days. Prayer will stem the tide of evil. — Chuck Smith
I think the reason we sometimes have the false sense that God is so far away is because that is where we have put him. We have kept him at a distance, and then when we are in need and call on him in prayer, we wonder where he is. He is exactly where we left him. — Ravi Zacharias
To know the will of God, we need an open Bible and an open map. — William Carey
Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed. — Teresa of Avila
You are obliged to love your neighbor as yourself, and loving him, you ought to help him spiritually, with prayer, counseling him with words, and assisting him both spiritually and temporally, according to the need in which he may be, at least with your goodwill if you have nothing else. — St. Catherine of Siena
You can pray while you work. Work doesn't stop prayer and prayer doesn't stop work. It requires only that small raising of the mind to him: I love you God, I trust you, I believe in you, I need you now. Small things like that. They are wonderful prayers. — Mother Teresa
Prayer is God's ordained way to bring His miracle power to bear in human need. — Wesley L Duewel
Again and again I tell God I need help, and God says, 'Well, isn't that fabulous? Because I need help too. So you go get that old woman over there some water, and I'll figure out what we're going to do about your stuff. — Anne Lamott
Thank you everyone for your kind words, support and prayers!! I'm hurting right now but it's great to know good people have my back!! — Roman Reigns
Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave — Elijah Muhammad
After you have made a decision that is pleasing to God, the Devil may try to make you have second thoughts. Intensify your prayer time, meditation, and good deeds. For if Satan's temptations merely cause you to increase your efforts to grow in holiness, he'll have an incentive to leave you alone. — Ignatius of Loyola
There are so many people who want to get together to have a great prayer meeting or other great gatherings. Friend, have you ever tried being alone? That is where God will meet with you. Take the Word of God and go off alone with Him. It will do you a lot of good. — J. Vernon McGee
The liberty, prosperity, and the happiness of our country will always be the object of my most fervent prayers to the Supreme Author of All Good. — James Monroe
It often happens that we pray God to deliver us from some dangerous temptation, and yet that God does not hear us, but permits the temptation to continue troubling us. In such a case, let us understand that God permits even this for our greater good. — Alphonsus Liguori
Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts. — Alan Cohen
There is no danger if our prayer is without words or reflection because the good success of prayer depends neither on words nor on study. It depends upon the simple raising of our minds to God, and the more simple and stripped of feeling it is, the surer it is. — Jane Frances de Chantal
Churches are good for prayer, but so are garages and cars and mountains and showers and dance floors. — Anne Lamott
Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer. — Dean Koontz
I never went to bed in my life and I never ate a meal in my life without saying a prayer. I know my prayers have been answered thousands of times, and I know that I never said a prayer in my life without something good coming of it. — Jack Dempsey
Yesterday evening I received a call that a person had located a body and the investigators from SDSD Homicide Division described our beloved mother, Sally Estabrook. Thank you all for your prayers, your good thoughts, and positive vibes. — Dave Mustaine
There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother. — Boyd K. Packer
Without Prayer nothing good is done. God's works are done with our hands joined, and on our knees. Even when we run, we must remain spiritually kneeling before Him. — Luigi Orione
This is strength; this is peace; to feel, in entering on every day, that all its duties and trials have been committed to the Lord Jesus - that, come what may, He will use us for His own glory and our real good! — John Gibson Paton
Prayer reveals to souls the vanity of earthly goods and pleasures. It fills them with light, strength and consolation; and gives them a foretaste of the calm bliss of our heavenly home. — Rose of Viterbo
The true aim of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God. As for fasts, and vigils, and prayer, and almsgiving, and every good deed done for Christ's sake, they are only means of acquiring the Holy Spirit of God. — Seraphim of Sarov
Good prayers never come creeping home. I am sure I shall receive either what I ask, or what I should ask. — Joseph Hall
Good poetry is like effective prayer, it feeds the human spirit, it nourishes, it puts us in touch with forces far greater than ourselves — Lorna Goodison
Those who do not believe do not pray. This is a good functional definition of faith. Faith prays, unbelief does not. — John Hardon
I believe God has heard my prayers. He will make it manifest in His own good time that He has heard me. I have recorded my petitions that when God has answered them, His name will be glorified. — George Muller
Let God's grace be the mosque, and devotion the prayer mat. Let the Quran be the good conduct. Let modesty be compassion, good manners fasting, you should be a Muslim the like of this. Let good deeds be your Kaaba and truth be your mentor. Your Kalma be your creed and prayer, God would then vindicate your honour. — Guru Nanak
The most powerful movement of feeling with a liturgy is the prayer which seeks for nothing special, but is a yearning to escape from the limitations of our own weakness and an invocation of all Good to enter and abide with us. — George Eliot
When I start getting old, I'm going to start ending my prayers like, "Lord, it'd be a good day to die." I don't wanna be 130 years old with a diaper on, all my friends dead and gone. I wanna get to heaven, come get me! — Suge Knight
When we once begin to form good resolutions, God gives us every opportunity of carrying them out. — Saint John Chrysostom
If you've got the power to raise prices without losing business to a competitor, you've got a very good business. And if you have to have a prayer session before raising the price by a tenth of a cent, then you've got a terrible business. I've been in both, and I know the difference. — Warren Buffett
For the devil may tempt the good, but he cannot find rest in them; for he is shaken violently, and upset, and driven out, now by their prayers, now by their tears of repentance, and now by their almsgiving and similar good works. — Bruno of Cologne
Prayer is good; but when used as a substitute for obedience, it is nothing but a blatant hypocrisy... Don't hedge! Time flies! ... Enlist! — Charles Studd
God answers our prayers not because we are good, but because He is good. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon... — Terry Pratchett
I asked Him to give me the prayers He wants me to pray and to give or withhold anything according to his plan for me. Nothing is too big to ask of Him, not even an ocean lot. It is God's business to decide if it is good for me. It is my business to obey Him. — Elisabeth Elliot
Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion's joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion — Henry B. Eyring
Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good. — Maya Angelou
Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand. — Hippocrates
You often feel that your prayers scarcely reach the ceiling; but, oh, get into this humble spirit by considering how good the Lord is, and how evil you all are, and then prayer will mount on wings of faith to heaven. — Charles Simeon
What we most need is the prayer of fervent desire for growth in grace, expressed in patience, meekness, love, and good deeds. — Mary Baker Eddy
Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon. — Martin Luther
Prayer is asking for rain. Faith is carrying an umbrella. Faith is the inner sense of knowing that with divine order working on your side, all things will come together for your good. Faith is knowing that there is a divine plan and purpose for everything in life — Iyanla Vanzant
the real "work" of prayer is to become silent and listen to the voice that says good things about me. To gently push aside and silence the many voices that question my goodness and to trust that I will hear the voice of blessing-- that demands real effort. — Henri Nouwen
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