Prayer Quotes

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Selfishness is never so exquisitely selfish as when it is on its knees. ... Self turns what would otherwise be a pure and powerful prayer… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
He that loveth little prayeth little, he that loveth much prayeth much. — Saint Augustine
Longing desire prayeth always, though the tongue be silent. If thou art ever longing, thou art ever praying. — Saint Augustine
Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do. — Saint Augustine
Gentlemen, I have lived a long time and am convinced that God governs in the affairs of men. If a sparrow cannot fall to the… — Benjamin Franklin
If you are strangers to prayer you are strangers to power. — Billy Sunday
Prayer is a serious thing. We may be taken at our words. — Dwight L. Moody
Spread out your petition before God, and then say, "Thy will, not mine, be done." The sweetest lesson I have learned in God's school is… — Dwight L. Moody
If we do not love one another, we certainly shall not have much power with God in prayer. — Dwight L. Moody
Prayer in the sense of petition, asking for things, is a small part of it; confession and penitence are its threshold, adoration its sanctuary, the… — C.S. Lewis
You need not cry very loud; he is nearer to us than we think. — Brother Lawrence
We ought to act with God in the greatest simplicity, speak to Him frankly and plainly, and implore His assistance in our affairs. — Brother Lawrence
All the troubles of life come upon us because we refuse to sit quietly for a while each day in our rooms. — Blaise Pascal
Prayer covers the whole of man's life. There is no thought, feeling, yearning, or desire, however low, trifling, or vulgar we may deem it, which… — Henry Ward Beecher
His nature is such that our often coming does not tire him. The whole burden of the whole life of every man may be rolled… — Henry Ward Beecher
To God your every Want In instant Prayer display, Pray always; Pray, and never faint; Pray, without ceasing, Pray. — Charles Wesley
In Fellowship; alone To God, with Faith, draw near, Approach His Courts, besiege His Throne With all the power of Prayer. — Charles Wesley
Some men will spin out a long prayer telling God who and what he is, or they pray out a whole system of divinity. Some… — Charles Grandison Finney
Unless I had the spirit of prayer, I could do nothing. — Charles Grandison Finney
The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have… — Reuben Archer Torrey

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