If we think we will have joy only by praying and singing psalms, we will be disillusioned. But if we fill our… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Being someone who prays or fasts doesn't mean you want an Islamic state. Islam in the form of the Iranian state has… — Burhan Ghalioun Copy Share Image
So I am praying while not knowing how to pray. I am resting while feeling restless, at peace while tempted, safe while… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
The Christian is prepared to say, 'I don't like the sound of this, ... but if this is what it really means,… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
The common people pray for rain, healthy children and a summer that never ends. It is no matter to them if the… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
“In attitude, faith is "restful", but in action, it is "powerful". Praying in tongues has both a restful and powerful effect upon… — Robert C. Frost Copy Share Image
Between stimulus and response, there is a space, and when you take time to pray or make a cuppa, you don't have… — Roma Downey Copy Share Image
During my days of deepest grief, in all of my shock, sorrow and struggle, I sat at the feet of God. I… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
When a poor disconsolated drooping creature is terrified from all enjoyment,--prays without ceasing 'till his imagination is heated,--fasts and mortifies and mopes,… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
Does it make sense to pray for guidance about the future if we are not obeying in the thing that lies before… — Elisabeth Elliot Copy Share Image
Absolutely. If a Muslim who has-who is-a practicing Muslim who believes the word of the Koran to be the word of Allah,… — Brigitte Gabriel Copy Share Image
“In his book, Holy Spirit, Revelation and Revolution: Exploring Holy Spirit Dimensions, Reinhard Bonnke says: “Prayer is not enough to rouse a… — Steve Bremner Copy Share Image
This does not mean that you are warmongers. On the contrary, the soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
If you don't pray often, you won't gain a love for praying. Prayer is work, and therefore it is not very appealing… — Leslie Ludy Copy Share Image
If we are demoralized, sad and only complain, we’ll not solve our problems. If we only pray for a solution, we’ll not… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy… — Venerable Bede Copy Share Image
If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift. He will not deny us. God withholds… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
Most of us go through life praying a little, planning a little, jockeying for position, hoping but never being quite certain of… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
I'm not praying for God to save me from cancer. I'm not. God will enlighten me when the time comes. And if… — Elizabeth Edwards Copy Share Image
I share it here because something was about to occur on that bathroom floor that would change forever the progression of my… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Christ is our best friend, and ere long will be our only friend. I pray God with all my heart that I… — John Owen Copy Share Image
We must pray constantly for His enabling grace to say no to temptation, of choosing to take all practical steps to avoid… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
We each cope differently with the specter of our deaths. Some people deny it. Some pray. Some numb themselves with tequila. I… — Lance Armstrong Copy Share Image
In Psalm 72, Solomon prays for power and fame but he says the purpose of influence is to speak up for others… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
We do not step out of the world when we pray; we merely see the world in a different setting. The self… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
Amen meaneth assuredly, namely, that I am sure that petitions of this kind are accepted by my Heavenly Father, and heard by… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
One didn't issue instructions to comets. Grown children did what they had to do, and parents could only grit their teeth and… — Lisa Alther Copy Share Image
I don't think that I'll always necessarily be, I guess, famous. I think, hopefully I'll just have longevity at what I love.… — Selena Gomez Copy Share Image
Jesus told his followers not to pray in the public square 'as the hypocrites' do, but rather 'enter into thy closet, and… — Ron Barrier Copy Share Image
I squirm when I see athletes praying before a game. Don't they realize that if God took sports seriously he never would… — Mark Russell Copy Share Image
We are praying that God's grace will reach into their situations and provide guidance for all of the recovery efforts as well… — Rev Dr Peola Hicks Copy Share Image
If a man wants to be always in God's company, he must pray regularly and read regularly. When we pray, we talk… — Isidore of Seville Copy Share Image
While it may be true in some instances that our promised blessings will be fulfilled only in the eternities, it is also… — Susan W. Tanner Copy Share Image
We poor sinners need to come back from our wanderings to seek pardon through the all-sufficient merits of our Redeemer. And we… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
I pray every night that I may live after him; because I would rather be miserable than that he should be —… — Emily Bronte Copy Share Image
Tis not for golden eloquence I pray, A godlike tongue to move a stony heart-- Methinks it were full well to be… — Frederick Tennyson Copy Share Image
If George W. Bush is the kind of person folks might like to have a beer with, John McCain is the guy… — Ellen Malcolm Copy Share Image
I was there when God was put on trial…At the end of the trial, they used the word chayav, rather than 'guilty'.… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
Never in our history have we been headed at such breakneck speed toward our own financial, political and cultural destruction. One can… — David Limbaugh Copy Share Image
