Prayer Quotes

4623 Prayer quotes by 1779 unique authors

Prayer, in one phase of its operation, is a disinfectant and a preventive. It purifies the air; it destroys the contagion of evil. — Edward McKendree Bounds
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
God shapes the world by prayer. Prayers are deathless. The lips that uttered them may be closed to death, the heart that felt them may… — Edward McKendree Bounds
That man is the most immortal who has done the most and the best praying. They are God heroes, God's saints, God's servants, God's vicegerents. — Edward McKendree Bounds
A man can pray better because of the prayers of the past; a man can live holier because of the prayers of the past; the… — Edward McKendree Bounds
The prayers of God's saints strengthen the unborn generation against the desolating waves of sin and evil. — Edward McKendree Bounds
There is power through prayer. For many Christians, prayer is nothing special, just something we're supposed to do - go to church, tithe, read the… — Edward McKendree Bounds
Those who know God the best are the richest and most powerful in prayer. Little acquaintance with God, and strangeness and coldness to Him, make… — Edward McKendree Bounds
Prayer is the one prime, eternal condition by which the Father is pledged to put the Son in possession of the world. Christ prays through… — Edward McKendree Bounds
The soul which has come into intimate contact with God in the silence of the prayer chamber is never out of conscious touch with the… — Edward McKendree Bounds
The stream of praying cannot rise higher than the fountain of living. — Edward McKendree Bounds
Every mighty move of the Spirit of God has had its source in the prayer chamber. — Edward McKendree Bounds
The central significance of prayer is not in the things that happen as results, but in the deepening intimacy and unhurried communion with God at… — Edward McKendree Bounds
When trust is perfect and there is no doubt, prayer is simply the outstretched hand ready to receive. — Edward McKendree Bounds
Trust perfected is prayer perfected. Trust looks to receive the thing asked for and gets it. Trust is not a belief that God can bless… — Edward McKendree Bounds
Praying gives sense, brings wisdom, and broadens and strengthens the mind. The prayer closet is a perfect schoolteacher and schoolhouse for the preacher. Thought is… — Edward McKendree Bounds
We can learn more in an hour praying, when praying indeed, than from many hours of rigorous study. — Edward McKendree Bounds
A low standard of prayer means a low standard of character and a low standard of service. Those alone labor effectively among men who impetuously… — Charles Brent
Pray with your intelligence. Bring things to God that you have thought out and think them out again with Him. That is the secret of… — Charles Brent
Repeatedly place your pet opinions and prejudices before God. He will surprise you by showing you that the best of them need refining and some… — Charles Brent

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