--- title: "1 Prayer Think Quotes By David G. Benner" description: "1 Prayer Think quotes by David G. Benner. Plus more from David G. Benner and more Prayer Think sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/940/david-g-benner-26996_prayer_teresa-of-avila-says-that-the-important_1670288.jpg" --- > [“Teresa of Avila says that the important thing in prayer is not to think much but to love much. The head is not a bad place to start our prayer journey. But if prayer stays there too long and does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/teresa-of-avila-says-that-the-important-thing-in-prayer-is-not-to/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/940/david-g-benner-26996_prayer_teresa-of-avila-says-that-the-important_1670288.jpg) ## More by David G. Benner > [“Some Christians mistrust or de-emphasize the role of the senses in spirituality, considering them to be inferior to reason and cognition. Such a view…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/some-christians-mistrust-or-de-emphasize-the-role-of-the-senses-in/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) > [“Love reconnects us to life. The truth of Christ's life is that life is love and love is life. There is no genuine life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/love-reconnects-us-to-life-the-truth-of-christ-s-life-is-that-life-is/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) > [“Self-acceptance always precedes genuine self-surrender and self-transformation.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/self-acceptance-always-precedes-genuine-self-surrender-and-self/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) > [“Watch particularly for traces of God in other people. Since humans are that part of creation most directly reflecting the divine image and likeness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/watch-particularly-for-traces-of-god-in-other-people-since-humans-are/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) > [“We do not pray so that we can get God's attention. We pray so that God will get our attention.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/we-do-not-pray-so-that-we-can-get-god-s-attention-we-pray-so-that-god/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) > [“Most broadly understood, lectio divina involves receiving God's revelation wherever it occurs. This means that there are other media beyond Scriptures that can also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/most-broadly-understood-lectio-divina-involves-receiving-god-s/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) > [“Paying attention is being open and awake - ready to be seized by whatever is present to us in the present moment. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/paying-attention-is-being-open-and-awake-ready-to-be-seized-by/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) > [“Teresa of Avila says that the important thing in prayer is not to think much but to love much. The head is not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/teresa-of-avila-says-that-the-important-thing-in-prayer-is-not-to/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) > [“The personal costs of counseling also remind us why it is so necessary for a counselor to experience continuous renewal through Scripture, prayer, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/the-personal-costs-of-counseling-also-remind-us-why-it-is-so/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) > [“If we are honest, most of us have to admit that prayer is often more of an obligation than something arising spontaneously from desire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/if-we-are-honest-most-of-us-have-to-admit-that-prayer-is-often-more/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) > [“Prayerful paying attention is not scrunching up our willpower and tightening our focus, but simply opening our self to what we encounter. This makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/prayerful-paying-attention-is-not-scrunching-up-our-willpower-and/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) > [“silence is God’s first language; everything else is a poor translation.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/silence-is-god-s-first-language-everything-else-is-a-poor-translation/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) > [“AN ANCIENT AID TO DEEP KNOWING OF OUR SIN One tool that many people have found helpful in identifying basic sin tendencies is an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/an-ancient-aid-to-deep-knowing-of-our-sin-one-tool-that-many-people/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) > [“The self that begins the spiritual journey is the self of our own creation, the self we thought ourselves to be. This is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/the-self-that-begins-the-spiritual-journey-is-the-self-of-our-own/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) > [“The only thing we should seek in prayer is God. When we focus on how we are doing or what we are getting out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/the-only-thing-we-should-seek-in-prayer-is-god-when-we-focus-on-how/) [David G. 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