Quotes on prayer
It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk.
Beecher, Henry Ward
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
Brooks, Garth
It is good for us to keep some account of our prayers, that we may not unsay them in our practice.
Henry, Matthew
God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers and severely by answering them.
Needham, Richard J.
Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer.
Unknown, Author
Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.
Paige, Satchel
Prayer is the language of a man burdened with a sense of need.
Bounds, E.M.
Deep down in me I knowed it was a lie, and He knowed it. You can't pray a lie - I found that out.
Twain, Mark
Many people pray as if God were a big aspirin pill; they come only when they hurt.
Dienert, B. Graham
We cannot ask in behalf of Christ what Christ would not ask Himself if He were praying.
Simpson, A.B.
Your prayer can be poetry, and poetry can be your prayer.
Day, Noelani
Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.
Hugo, Victor
Pray, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.
Bierce, Ambrose
Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself.
Inge, William
Prayer must never be answered: if it is, it ceases to be prayer and becomes correspondence.
Wilde, Oscar
Prayer is the coin paid to gratitude.
Adams, Jessi Lane
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
Socrates
There come times when I have nothing more to tell God. If I were to continue to pray in words, I would have to repeat what I have already said. At such times it is wonderful to say to God, "May I be in Thy presence, Lord? I have nothing more to say to Thee, but I do love to be in Thy presence."
Hallesby, O.
Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth.
Bailey, Philip James
Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered.
Meredith, George
To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.
Hugo, Victor
It is of course possible to dance a prayer.
Addams, Glade Byron
If we could all hear one another's prayers, God might be relieved of some of his burdens.
Brilliant, Ashleigh
Most people do not pray; they only beg.
Shaw, George Bernard
When at night you cannot sleep, talk to the Shepherd and stop counting sheep.
Unknown, Author
I believe in prayer. It's the best way we have to draw strength from heaven.
Baker, Josephine
When you pray, rather let your heart be without words than your words without heart.
Bunyan, John
God has editing rights over our prayers. He will... edit them, correct them, bring them in line with His will and then hand them back to us to be resubmitted.
Crotts, Stephen