Holy Quotes

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Believers must persevere in prayer that they may see clearly their own pitiful state and understand the indwelling, working, and demands of the Holy Spirit. — Watchman Nee
The child of God ought to confess his weakness that he does not know how to pray, and petition the Holy Spirit to teach him. — Watchman Nee
Silence, as someone has said, is the mother of prayer and the nurse of holy thoughts. Silence cuts down on our sins, doesn't it? We… — Elisabeth Elliot
Prayer is no fitful, short-lived thing. It is no voice crying unheard and unheeded in the silence. It is a voice which goes into God's… — Edward McKendree Bounds
Yours will be the wings of an eagle's flight, the soaring of a lark, sunward, heavenward, Godward! But you must take time to be holy… — F B Meyer
A holy life does not live in the closet, but it cannot live without the closet. — Edward McKendree Bounds
When you say a prayer, He (The Holy Spirit) is in every word of it, and like a Holy Fire, penetrates each word. — John of Kronstadt
If you find a reluctancy to go into the presence of God, there may be unconfessed, unrepented sin in your life. Part of your quiet… — Adrian Rogers
Prayer means lovingly contemplating the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, allowing our hearts to be enkindled to praise and adore the love and… — Basilea Schlink
What is the reason that some believers are so much brighter and holier than others? I believe the difference, in nineteen cases out of twenty,… — J C Ryle
Father is the existence out of which everything comes; Son is that knowledge. It is in Christ that God will be manifest. God was everywhere,… — Swami Vivekananda
Complacencies of the peignoir, and late Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair. And the green freedom of a cockatoo Upon a rug mingle to… — Wallace Stevens
Anything or anyone that asks you to be other than yourself is not holy, but is trying only to fill its own need. — Mark Nepo
Virtues are formed by prayer. Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the soul the Holy… — Ephrem the Syrian
Let us all resign ourselves into His hands, and pray that in all things He may guide us to do His Holy Will ... When… — Mary MacKillop
Prayer lays hold of God's plan and becomes the link between His will and its accomplishment on earth. Amazing things happen, and we are given… — Elisabeth Elliot
When I immersed myself in prayer and united myself with all the Masses that were being celebrated all over the world at that time, I… — Mary Faustina Kowalska
If you ask him: "What is silence?" he will answer, "It is the Great Mystery! The holy silence is His voice!" If you ask: "What… — Charles Alexander Eastman
We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken us a lifetime to learn...for silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws… — Nicholas Sparks
Heart-suffering because of sin is the best proof that the Holy Spirit dwells in your heart. — Johann Arndt
Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at heaven's gate. Holy humility opens it. — John Climacus
The sinful actions of men may be sinful, either from the motives which prompt them, the ends in view, or the means by which they… — James Petigru Boyce
Sin may then be defined ultimately as anything in the creature which does not express, or which is contrary to, the holy character of the… — J. Oliver Buswell
Holy shadows of the dead, I'm not to blame for your cruel and bitter fate, but the accursed rivalry which brought sister nations and brother… — Alexander the Great
It would be easier for the Devil to go to church and cross himself with holy water than for these people to comprehend the ideas… — Adolf Hitler

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