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Prayer Quotes by Matthew Henry
- Though we cannot by our prayers give God any information, yet we must by our prayers give him honor.
- We read of preaching the Word out of season, but we do not read of praying out of season, for that is never out of…
- Prayer time must be kept up as duly as meal-time.
- God's promises are to be our pleas in prayer.
- Prayer is the midwife of mercy, that helps to bring it forth.
- You may as soon find a living man who does not breathe, as a living Christian who does not pray.
- God's Word must be the guide of your desires and the ground of your expectations in prayer.
- Days of trouble must be days of prayer.
- The Bible is a letter God has sent to us; prayer is a letter we send to him.
- Prayer is the breath of the new man, drawing in the air of mercy in petitions, and returning it in praises; it proves and maintains…
- Prayer is a salve for every sore, a remedy for every malady; and when we are afflicted with thorns in the flesh, we should give…
- The best we can say to God in prayer, is what He has said to us.
- When God is about to give His people the expected good, He pours out a Spirit of prayer, and it is a good sign that…
- It is good for us to keep some account of our prayers, that we may not unsay them in our practice.
More Prayer Quotes
- Never pray for justice, because you might get some. — Margaret Atwood
- In a world of prayer, we are all equal in the sense that each of us is a unique person, with a… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you. — Saint Augustine
- The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of… — Saint Augustine
- There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers. — Teresa of Avila
- For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God. — Teresa of Avila
- A soul which gives itself to prayer, either much or little, should on no account be kept within narrow bounds. — Teresa of Avila
- I don't know what heavy penance I would not have gladly undertaken rather than practice prayer. — Teresa of Avila
- Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the… — Teresa of Avila
- Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I know not… — Teresa of Avila
- A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil… — Teresa of Avila
- Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone… — Teresa of Avila