Divine Quote by Benedict of Nursia Download Open image “Prayer ought to be short and pure, unless it be prolonged by the inspiration of Divine grace.” — Benedict of Nursia ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Divine Divine grace Grace Inspiration Ought Prayer Pure Saint
Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us. — John Selden Copy Share Image
Prayer is the very way God Himself has chosen for us to express our conscious need of Him and our humble dependence on Him. — John Stott Copy Share Image
Prayer is as mighty as God, because He has committed Himself to answer it. — Leonard Ravenhill Copy Share Image
Prayer is the deliberate and persevering action of the soul. It is true and enduring, and full of grace. Prayer fastens the soul to… — Julian of Norwich Copy Share Image
Talk to God through short little prayers throughout your day Every prayer doesn't have to be long and eloquent — Mariane Corbito Copy Share Image
Although all serious Christians recognize the importance that the Bible places on prayer, most fall short when it comes to doing it. — Tony Evans Copy Share Image
Prayer is simply talking to God like a friend and should be the easiest thing we do each day. — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
Girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in his [Jesus] paths by the guidance of the Gospel. — Benedict of Nursia Copy Share Image
Be careful to be gentle, lest in removing the rust, you break the whole instrument. — Benedict of Nursia Copy Share Image
Every age and degree of understanding should have its proper measure of discipline. With regard to boys and adolescents, therefore, or those who cannot… — Benedict of Nursia Copy Share Image
Before all, and above all, attention shall be paid to the care of the sick, so that they shall be served as if they… — Benedict of Nursia Copy Share Image
It is useless to subdue the flesh by abstinence, unless one gives up his irregular life, and abandons vices which defile his soul. — Benedict of Nursia Copy Share Image
There is nothing better to display the truth in an excellent light, than a clear and simple statement of facts. — Benedict of Nursia Copy Share Image
Whenever you begin any good work you should first of all make a most pressing appeal to Christ our Lord to bring it to… — Benedict of Nursia Copy Share Image
Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore the brethren ought to be employed in manual labor at certain times, at others, in… — Benedict of Nursia Copy Share Image
Listen carefully, my child, to your master's precepts, and incline the ear of your heart. Receive willingly and carry out effectively your loving father's… — Benedict of Nursia Copy Share Image
He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands. — Benedict of Nursia Copy Share Image
Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good; every action that retards it is evil. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The world's history is a divine poem, of which the history of every nation is a canto, and every man a word. Its strains have been pealing along down the centuries, and though there have been mingled the discords of warring cannon and dying men, yet to the Christian philosopher and historian - the humble listener - there has been… — James A. Garfield Copy Share
Like many other scientists who hold the Catholic faith, I see the Creator's plan and purpose fulfilled in our universe. I see a planet… — Kenneth R. Miller Copy Share Image
I take the seashell from my jeans pocket and rub my fingers across its silken, indented surface, shallow as my own open hand. This chalice, subtly shaped by some divine intelligence to allow water to flow in and out with ease, is what I aspire to become: a vessel through which feelings can pour in and spill right out again,… — Katrina Kenison Copy Share
Can you imagine any better example of divine creative accomplishment that the consummate flying machine that is a bird? The skeleton, very flexible and… — Guy Murchie Copy Share Image
Whatever your conscious mind assumes and believes to be true, your subconscious mind will accept and bring to pass. Believe in good fortune, divine… — Joseph Murphy Copy Share Image
In recent years my understanding of God had evolved into increasingly remote abstractions. I'd come to think of God in terms like Divine Reality, the Absolute, or the One who holds us in being. I do believe that God is beyond any form and image, but it has grown clear to me that I need an image in order to… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share
Neither novels or their readers benefit from any attempts to divine whether any facts hide inside a story. Such efforts attack the very idea… — John Green Copy Share Image
Miracles are like candles lit up until the sun rises, and then blown out. Therefore, I am amused when I hear sects and churches talk about having evidence of Divine authority because they have miracles. Miracles in our time are like candles in the street at midday. We do not want miracles. They are to teach men how to find… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share
Evil may mar the divine image and cloud its brilliance, but it cannot destroy it. — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
Coercion is the basis of every law in the universe,--human or divine. A law is not law without coercion behind it. — James A. Garfield Copy Share Image
Silence tells the seeker in us to love, to love himself. It tells us it is wrong to hate ourselves because of our imperfections.… — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image