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title: "6 Prayer Short Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Prayer Short quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Prayer Short sayings and thoughts."
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> [The Lord's Prayer is short and mysterious, and, like the treasures of the Spirit, full of wisdom and latent senses: it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-taylor/the-lord-s-prayer-is-short-and-mysterious-and-like-the-treasures-of/)

[Jeremy Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-taylor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/jeremy-taylor-4089_authority_the-lord-s-prayer-is-short-and-mysteriou_305168.jpg)

> [Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/sometimes-the-most-important-thing-in-a-whole-day-is-the-rest-we-take-2/)

[Etty Hillesum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etty-hillesum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/etty-hillesum-9002_appreciation_sometimes-the-most-important-thing-in-a_1088917.jpg)

> [I used to think the Lord's Prayer was a short prayer; but as I live longer, and see more of life, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/i-used-to-think-the-lord-s-prayer-was-a-short-prayer-but-as-i-live/)

[Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a1/henry-ward-beecher-175_believe_i-used-to-think-the-lord-s-prayer-was-a_1479781.png)

> [Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why He should grant this or that; He knows best wheat is good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-selden/prayer-should-be-short-without-giving-god-almighty-reasons-why-he/)

[John Selden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-selden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c97/john-selden-7457_almighty_prayer-should-be-short-without-giving-go_1772058.jpg)

> [If you find your life of prayer to be always so short, and so easy, and so spiritual, as to be without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-whyte/if-you-find-your-life-of-prayer-to-be-always-so-short-and-so-easy-and/)

[Alexander Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-whyte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20d/alexander-whyte-26758_cost_if-you-find-your-life-of-prayer-to-be-al_2457329.png)

> [Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-selden/prayer-should-be-short-without-giving-god-almighty-reasons-why-he-2/)

[John Selden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-selden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e58/john-selden-7457_almighty_prayer-should-be-short-without-giving-go_2693677.jpg)

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