Prayer Quotes · Page 157

My prayer for you is that you come to understand and have the courage to answer Jesus' call to you with the…

— Mother Teresa

Prayer is not adult letters written to Santa Claus, and God is not some parent-like figure up in the sky who's going…

— John Shelby Spong

Sabbath rest is more than mere abstention from physical work; and, therefore, must include worship and Scripture-reading.

— Joseph Hertz

A lot of trouble about prayer would disappear if only we realized - really realized - that we go to pray not…

— Hubert Van Zeller

Will not the Lord hear my prayers and listen to my cries as soon as he ever did to theirs [the ancient…

— Joseph Smith, Jr

My Lord! make me keep up prayer and from my offspring (too), O our Lord, and accept my prayer. (Abraham 14.40)

— Quran

Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers, there aren't any that go 'unanswered.' His silence speaks volumes if you're listening.

— Anonymous

I know of no better thermometer to your spiritual temperature than this, the measure of the intensity of your prayer.

— Charles Spurgeon

Prayer is a specific divine appointment, an ordinance of Heaven, whereby God purposes to carry out His gracious designs on earth and…

— Edward McKendree Bounds

“Called to responsibility and authority within and over the creation, humans have turned their vocation upside down, giving worship and allegiance to…

— N.T. Wright

When a warrior is present and awake to all that she is, she is able to take on any challenge, any project,…

— Debbie Ford

Worship in truth is worship that arises out of an actual encounter with God, a response to the experience of knowing God's…

— Graham Kendrick

“Whenever you go out-of-doors, draw the chin in, carry the crown of the head high, and fill the lungs to the utmost;…

— Elbert Hubbard

In the secret of night, my prayer climbs like the liana, My prayer is, and I am not. It grows, and I…

— Gabriela Mistral

Liz Taylor was an amazing woman and screen legend. She was an incredible friend to my brother, at his side through some…

— LaToya Jackson

“Where in the context might we look for the reward that the Father encourages us to seek? I think a reliable guide…

— John Piper

“My whole body was aching, my stomach felt like it was unpeeling itself, like I was coming apart. I offered silent prayers…

— Alexander Gordon Smith

“In every congregation, spiritual problems and physical needs exist for which the only solution is believing, persistent prayer.”

— Alexander Strauch

Spending time with God through prayer and His Word is a prerequisite for having a great life and fulfilling your purpose.

— Joyce Meyer

“Prayer is the key that opens heaven; the favors we ask descend upon us the very instant our prayers ascend to God.”

— St. Augustine

Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting,…

— Karl Rahner

Sacrifice is the very essence of religion; ... Without sacrifice there is no true worship of God.

— Gordon B. Hinckley

The act of divine worship is the inestimable privilege of man, the only created being who bows in humility and adoration.

— Hosea Ballou

God has not glo, yet he rules our world, He has not airtel,yet he makes a wonderful world, He is no mtn,yet…

— Gift Okoroji

God is not moved or impressed with our worship until our hearts are moved and impressed by Him.

— Ritu Ghatourey

Prayer will promote our personal holiness as nothing else, except the study of the Word of God.

— R. A. Torrey

Those who are for you will not just celebrate in your triumphs, but they will also pray with you through your tribulations.

— Mercy Pheona

In religious circles, depression is often deemed to be a spiritual condition that can be cured with prayer.

— Tony Campolo

I still sing. I still lead worship. I mean, it's - who I am, it's what God has given me to do.

— Darlene Zschech

“One of the greatest theological challenges of our time is to move our worship beyond self-absorption.”

— Kelly M. Kapic

The journey of prayer is nothing more or less than a gradual awakening to the reality of recognizing what is already there.

— Delia Smith

Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven, and meditation the eye wherewith we see God.

— Ambrose

When God is about to give His people the expected good, He pours out a Spirit of prayer, and it is a…

— Matthew Henry

I find in the Psalms much the same range of mood and expression as I perceive within my own life of prayer.

— Reverend Malcolm Boyd

“If prayer fails I am in a greater darkness yet, not knowing whether I have presumed too much or believed too little.”

— Morris L. West

That's the best worship you can get when the worship leader is there with no other intentions and ready to sing their…

— Deborah Joy Winans

“Although unanswered prayer is indeed a theme of the book, it is not the heart of the book, for unanswered prayer describes…

— Jerry Sittser

“Lord, I believe; help my unbelief'... is the most natural and most human and most agonizing prayer in the gospels, and I…

— Flannery O'Connor

If you limit worship to where you are, the minute you leave that place of worship you will leave your attitude of…

— Tony Evans

“I would rather be on the team of the Leader who prays to God for wisdom to guide the followers, than to…

— Ellen J. Barrier