--- title: "15 Prayer Feel Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 15 Prayer Feel quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Prayer Feel sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/katherine-marie-dyckman-252386_loving_we-cannot-judge-our-prayer-by-how-we-fee_289048.jpg" --- > [“We cannot judge our prayer...by how we feel when we pray, but rather by how we are loving when we live.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-marie-dyckman/we-cannot-judge-our-prayer-by-how-we-feel-when-we-pray-but-rather-by/) [Katherine Marie Dyckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-marie-dyckman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/katherine-marie-dyckman-252386_loving_we-cannot-judge-our-prayer-by-how-we-fee_289048.jpg) > [I'll do a little prayer here and there if I feel the need to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-gordon/i-ll-do-a-little-prayer-here-and-there-if-i-feel-the-need-to/) [Jeff Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cb/jeff-gordon-13212_feel_i-ll-do-a-little-prayer-here-and-there-i_1633982.jpg) > [The great thing in prayer is to feel that we are putting our supplications into the bosom of omnipotent love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-murray/the-great-thing-in-prayer-is-to-feel-that-we-are-putting-our/) [Andrew Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-murray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/andrew-murray-1530_feels_the-great-thing-in-prayer-is-to-feel-tha_258134.png) > [It is a most delightful reflection that if I come to the throne of God in prayer, I may feel a thousand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/it-is-a-most-delightful-reflection-that-if-i-come-to-the-throne-of/) [Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/charles-spurgeon-82_god_it-is-a-most-delightful-reflection-that_881036.png) > [Build your relationship with the Almighty through enhancing the quality of your prayer and feel the greatest contentment ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/build-your-relationship-with-the-almighty-through-enhancing-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c9/anonymous-1_contentment_build-your-relationship-with-the-almight_164947.jpg) > [In places where a loved one has died, time stops for eternity. If I stand on the very spot, one says to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/banana-yoshimoto/in-places-where-a-loved-one-has-died-time-stops-for-eternity-if-i/) [Banana Yoshimoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/banana-yoshimoto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94d/banana-yoshimoto-1375_body_in-places-where-a-loved-one-has-died-tim_166966.jpg) > [“I have never looked to religion for comfort - belief is just not in my genes. But reading Mastering the Art of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-powell/i-have-never-looked-to-religion-for-comfort-belief-is-just-not-in-my/) [Julie Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-powell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92b/julie-powell-10735_bible-verse_i-have-never-looked-to-religion-for-comf_1018893.jpg) > [Pray a little each day in a childlike way for the Spirit of prayer. If you feel that you know, as yet,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/pray-a-little-each-day-in-a-childlike-way-for-the-spirit-of-prayer-if/) [Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a58/ole-hallesby-10454_childlike_pray-a-little-each-day-in-a-childlike-wa_2729456.png) > [Teaching is almost like an act of prayer for me. I feel that I am present at the intersection of people and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-brown/teaching-is-almost-like-an-act-of-prayer-for-me-i-feel-that-i-am/) [Erica Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/erica-brown-30759_adults_teaching-is-almost-like-an-act-of-prayer_1668091.jpg) > [Say the prayer first thing in the morning when you open your eyes; then say it again before you go to sleep.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-angel-ruiz/say-the-prayer-first-thing-in-the-morning-when-you-open-your-eyes/) [Miguel Angel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-angel-ruiz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86e/miguel-angel-ruiz-1323_body_say-the-prayer-first-thing-in-the-mornin_2669067.png) > [I have been challenged by the concept of meditation ... I decided recently to accept the invitation of a friend to experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-beth-jones/i-have-been-challenged-by-the-concept-of-meditation-i-decided/) [Laurie Beth Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-beth-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/891/laurie-beth-jones-25106_accepting_i-have-been-challenged-by-the-concept-of_2754985.jpg) > [Peace comes from living a measured life. Peace comes from attending to every part of my world in a sacramental way. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-d-chittister/peace-comes-from-living-a-measured-life-peace-comes-from-attending-to/) [Joan D. Chittister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-d-chittister/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ec/joan-d-chittister-2635_attending_peace-comes-from-living-a-measured-life_3172352.png) > [When you're really caught up in writing a poem, it can be a form of prayer. I'm not very good at praying,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-levertov/when-you-re-really-caught-up-in-writing-a-poem-it-can-be-a-form-of/) [Denise Levertov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-levertov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/denise-levertov-4487_caught_when-you-re-really-caught-up-in-writing_2710689.jpg) > [To say a prayer doesnt take more than a minute, but you need the discipline to do it. Say the prayer first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate/to-say-a-prayer-doesnt-take-more-than-a-minute-but-you-need-the/) [Nate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77c/nate-946_discipline_to-say-a-prayer-doesnt-take-more-than-a_3207977.jpg) > [“Even though we have all had experiences of feeling distant from God, the Dark Night of the Senses is a particular experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-thomas-ashbrook/even-though-we-have-all-had-experiences-of-feeling-distant-from-god/) [R. Thomas Ashbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-thomas-ashbrook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d7/r-thomas-ashbrook-40522_bad-advice_even-though-we-have-all-had-experiences_157807.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer-feel/#itemlist", "name": "Prayer Feel Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We cannot judge our prayer...by how we feel when we pray, but rather by how we are loving when we live.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Katherine Marie Dyckman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-marie-dyckman/we-cannot-judge-our-prayer-by-how-we-feel-when-we-pray-but-rather-by/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/katherine-marie-dyckman-252386_loving_we-cannot-judge-our-prayer-by-how-we-fee_289048.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/katherine-marie-dyckman-252386_loving_we-cannot-judge-our-prayer-by-how-we-fee_289048.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/katherine-marie-dyckman-252386_loving_we-cannot-judge-our-prayer-by-how-we-fee_289048.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We cannot judge our prayer...by how we feel when we pray, but rather by how we are loving when we live.” — Katherine Marie Dyckman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'll do a little prayer here and there if I feel the need to.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeff Gordon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-gordon/i-ll-do-a-little-prayer-here-and-there-if-i-feel-the-need-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cb/jeff-gordon-13212_feel_i-ll-do-a-little-prayer-here-and-there-i_1633982.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cb/jeff-gordon-13212_feel_i-ll-do-a-little-prayer-here-and-there-i_1633982.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cb/jeff-gordon-13212_feel_i-ll-do-a-little-prayer-here-and-there-i_1633982.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'll do a little prayer here and there if I feel the need to.” — Jeff Gordon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The great thing in prayer is to feel that we are putting our supplications into the bosom of omnipotent love.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andrew Murray" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-murray/the-great-thing-in-prayer-is-to-feel-that-we-are-putting-our/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/andrew-murray-1530_feels_the-great-thing-in-prayer-is-to-feel-tha_258134.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/andrew-murray-1530_feels_the-great-thing-in-prayer-is-to-feel-tha_258134.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/andrew-murray-1530_feels_the-great-thing-in-prayer-is-to-feel-tha_258134.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The great thing in prayer is to feel that we are putting our supplications into the bosom of omnipotent love.” — Andrew Murray", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is a most delightful reflection that if I come to the throne of God in prayer, I may feel a thousand defects, but yet there is hope. 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But in certain ways writing is a form of prayer.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Denise Levertov" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-levertov/when-you-re-really-caught-up-in-writing-a-poem-it-can-be-a-form-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/denise-levertov-4487_caught_when-you-re-really-caught-up-in-writing_2710689.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/denise-levertov-4487_caught_when-you-re-really-caught-up-in-writing_2710689.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/denise-levertov-4487_caught_when-you-re-really-caught-up-in-writing_2710689.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you're really caught up in writing a poem, it can be a form of prayer. 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