When I get to China, I will have no claim on any one for anything. My claim will be alone in God… — Hudson Taylor Copy Share Image
“I do not know much about God and prayer, but I have come to believe, over the past twenty-five years, that there's… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
In the war of magic and religion, is magic ultimately the victor? Perhaps priest and magician were once one, but the priest,… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
The true aim of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God. As for fasts, and vigils,… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
I love David's prayer, "Search me, God, and know my heart..." [Psalm 139:23]. I prayed that a lot. "God, search my heart… — Matthew West Copy Share Image
“Creator of all things, true source of light and wisdom, origin of all being, graciously let a ray of your light penetrate… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
“The author chuckles at the resistance to using a prepared, written liturgy in prayer. He compares it to being unwilling to dress… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
“Does any one suppose that private prayer is necessarily candid—necessarily goes to the roots of action? Private prayer is inaudible speech, and… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Trust, which is a virtue, is also a habit, like prayer. It requires exercise. And just as no one can run five… — Sue Halpern Copy Share Image
In fact, it is because the nature of prayer is so personal and can have such a powerful effect on a community… — Barbara Brandriff Crabb Copy Share Image
The battle for our lives, and the lives and souls of our children, our husbands, our friends, our families, our neighbors, and… — Stormie Omartian Copy Share Image
“The whole of Revelation could be regarded as a vision of the fulfilment of the first three petitions of the Lord’s Prayer:… — Richard Bauckham Copy Share Image
Worship and intercession must go together, the one is impossible without the other. Intercession means that we rouse ourselves up to get… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“In Judaism praying for benefits is a very small part of the liturgy. Most of it is commitment of one's fortunes to… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
I do not pray. . . . I do not expect God to single me out and grant me advantages over my… — Zora Neale Hurston Copy Share Image
“The Child Angel Let your life come amongst them like a flame of light, my child, unflickering and pure, and delight them… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
“But I do want to take my life's work right now, today—whether it's a book I'm writing or a phone call I'm… — Sarah Bessey Copy Share Image
The adoration of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament is the end of the Church Militant, just as adoration of God in… — Peter Julian Eymard Copy Share Image
“Anyone who is having troubles should pray. Anyone who is happy should sing praises. Anyone who is sick should call the church's… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“from Love Under a Dark Sky: "In the universe vast We share a simple feast Among creatures equally earthbound. Let us raise… — Shellie Foltz Copy Share Image
. . . More things are wrought by prayer Than this world dreams of. Wherefore let thy voice Rise like a fountain… — Alfred Lord Tennyson Copy Share Image
“I used to listen to the monks repeating the Lord's Prayer; I wondered how they could continue to pray without misgiving to… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“God does Love Us and does meet the needs of each and every one of us through Attending Angels. Those Angelic deeds… — Raymond D. Longoria Jr Copy Share Image
“When I look at the state of the world, I have come to the conclusion that the world does not need more… — Cindy Trimm Copy Share Image
To talk of prayer after admitting he professed no faith was, in my opinion, a breach of common courtesy. In this sense,… — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
“The effective object of worship is the bottle and the sole religious experience is that state of uninhibited and belligerent euphoria which… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Bring the little ones to Christ. Lord Jesus, we bring them today, the children of our Sunday-schools, of our churches, of the… — Thomas De Witt Talmage Copy Share Image
“God is God. If He is God, He is worthy of my worship and my service. I will find rest nowhere but… — Elisabeth Elliot Copy Share Image
We have devoted ourselves to the government and extension of the Church, and, among other objects, we have conceived it to be… — Pope Leo X Copy Share Image
seven wonders of the world and I have to ask for an eighth fill a bottle with some prayers and spend them… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“Because prayer is the best way to set a wrong thing right again. Admitting I don't have the answers. Asking the One… — Rachel Heffington Copy Share Image
“A monk lived near the temple of Shiva. In the house opposite lived a prostitute. Noticing the large number of men who… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Prayer is the acid test of the inner man's strength. A strong spirit is capable of praying much and praying with all… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
Blessed are they who, in the calm moments of retirement, of worship, of prayer, of silent waiting, have found that to "the… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to… — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
For as a city which has been once besieged and not sacked will ever after be more strong to hold out if… — George Downame Copy Share Image
Worship is more than singing beautiful songs in church on a Sunday. It is more than instruments and music. As a true… — Darlene Zschech Copy Share Image
For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
Satisfaction consists in the cutting off of the causes of the sin. Thus, fasting is the proper antidote to lust; prayer to… — Richard of Chichester Copy Share Image