There are few professing Christians, it may be feared, who strive to imitate Christ in the matter of private devotion. There is… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Before we took down the tree each year, Dad would always say a prayer that we would be together the next Christmas.… — Catherine Hicks Copy Share Image
“There is a terrible divine necessity about redemptive suffering. God is doing something so ultimately wonderful that unanswered prayer is the necessary… — Christopher Ash Copy Share Image
I know that some believe that voluntary prayer in schools should be restricted to a moment of silence. We already have the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
“Mother shook her head impatiently. 'You need to...stop looking for heroes, Anne.' Her speech was slow, slurred, but understandable. 'Only the weak… — Melanie Benjamin Copy Share Image
“Dear Lord, thank You for answered prayers and humans who do Your work here on earth. Please send Your comfort to all… — Guideposts Copy Share Image
Be faithful to the time spent in prayer and make sure that at least half of your prayer is spent in silence.… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
The believer speaks little and does a lot, whereas the hypocrite speaks a lot and does little. When the believer speaks, it… — Abu Nu`aym Copy Share Image
“Without Gnan (real knowledge), there is no worship (bhakti). What people believe as worship is really singing praise of the Lord (bhajan).… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“A God-tuned master: Innocent of all personal motives, and employing the creative will bestowed on him by the Creator, a yogi rearranges… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
An adventure differs from a mere feat in that it is tied to the externally unattainable. Only one end of the rope… — William Bolitho Copy Share Image
“Whether we want to admit it or not, we are dependent on other pray-ers. In Matthew 9:38 Jesus said, "Pray ye, therefore,… — Evelyn Christenson Copy Share Image
Through prayer, charity and humility before God, people receive a heart which is firm and merciful, attentive and generous, a heart which… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us thank God heartily as often as we pray that we have His Spirit in us to teach us to pray.… — Andy Murray Copy Share Image
“In the Lord's Prayer the believer, with the phrase "May thy name be made holy," calls for a demonstration of the holiness… — Kenneth E. Bailey Copy Share Image
“in prayer. The Holy Spirit teaches, inspires, and illumines God’s Word to us. He mediates the Word of God and assists us… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“The Bible tells us that suffering is the product of a broken and fallen world. But as believers, we are blessed to… — Steve Gladen Copy Share Image
Brilliant ideas are gifts from God, sent to you in answer to your prayers . . . and all you need to… — Doreen Virtue Copy Share Image
“The most blessed result of prayer would be to rise thinking "But I never knew before. I never dreamed…" I suppose it… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“Not only do we become what we think about most, but the world also becomes what we most think about. Those who… — Raymond D. Longoria Jr Copy Share Image
Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems from our unwillingness to take God as He is and adjust our lives accordingly.… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
School children and students who love God should never say: "For my part I like mathematics"; "I like French"; "I like Greek."… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
The soul sins therefore because, while aiming at good, it makes mistakes about the good, because it is not primary essence. And… — Sallust Copy Share Image
Prayer is important. It's the cornerstone of our relationship with God, our private time with the creator. In addition to that, preparing… — DeVon Franklin Copy Share Image
Do anything but love; or if thou lovest and art a woman, hide thy love from him whom thou dost worship; never… — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share Image
I appeal now to the convictions of the communicants, and ask such persons whether they have not been occasionally conscious of a… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Man must learn to rely upon himself. Reading bibles will not protect him from the blasts of winter, but houses, fires. and… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
I concluded that an active sexual relationship between two people of the same sex might therefore reflect the love of God in… — Rowan Williams Copy Share Image
“The Sabbath is a holy day in which to do worthy and holy things. Abstinence from work and recreation is important, but… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
“Do not keep control over household affairs. The one who keeps control has to wander around. The unusable money [torn notes, ruined… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
While testimonies can come as dramatic manifestations, they usually do not. Sometimes people think they need to have an experience like Joseph… — Allan F. Packer Copy Share Image
“David cuts through all the many needs, wants, and desires that may have been bouncing around inside him and essentially says, "If… — Craig Groeschel Copy Share Image
The goal of prayer is the ear of God, a goal that can only be reached by patient and continued and continuous… — Edward McKendree Bounds Copy Share Image
“The contemplative seeks to be drawn ever more deeply into the circle of divine being, consciousness, and bliss, the circle of God… — David Bentley Hart Copy Share Image
Jesus is the prime exemplar of life in God's presence. He lived out of an awareness of the identity God had given… — Kenneth Boa Copy Share Image
The expenses of the paperwork and court fees involved in pursuing the appeal through the courts were not too high. In fact,… — William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield Copy Share Image
“And the ritual of Prayer embraces all these movements: (a) There is the ascending, vertical movement which corre- sponds to the faithful's… — Henry Corbin Copy Share Image
“Every time you walk into church, the first thing you see is a man on a cross. He died to save us-not… — Jack Mayer Copy Share Image
One of the greatest attacks of the enemy is to make you busy, to make you hurried, to make you noisy, to… — Paul Washer Copy Share Image
“Prayer Thank You, Lord, that You are a God of justice who longs to show mercy and grace to us. Thank You… — Beth Redman Copy Share Image