Praying Quotes

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Prayer is self-discipline. The effort to realize the presence and power of God stretches the sinews of the soul and hardens its muscles. To pray… — Samuel Marinus Zwemer
To pray is to let Jesus come into our hearts. — Ole Hallesby
That man cannot possibly be called a Christian, who does not pray. — Edward McKendree Bounds
The missionary church is a praying church. The history of missions is a history of prayer. Everything vital to the success of the world's evangelization… — John Mott
Let us love one another as God loves each one of us. And where does this love begin? In our own home. How does it… — Mother Teresa
Sloth is most often evidenced in busyness ... in frantic running around, trying to be everything to everyone, and then having no time to listen… — Eugene H. Peterson
Speak, my fair, and fairly, I pray thee. — William Shakespeare
Before every game he played Willie Ofahengaue would pray. But it to us it was never clear whether he prayed for himself or for the… — Peter FitzSimons
Go as hard as you can on the first piece and then pray that you get switched. Repeat. — Mike Teti
Materialism prevails in Europe today. You may pray for the salvation of the modern sceptics, but they do not yield, they want reason. — Swami Vivekananda
I pray they will carry on in spite of that dreadful monster prejudice, and with patience, courage, fortitude and perseverance achieve success for themselves. — Major Taylor
We hear in these days of scientific enlightenment a great deal of discussion about the efficacy of Prayer. Many reasons are given why we should… — William James
He's the best of us. The best of our best, the best that each of us will ever build or ever love. So pray for… — John Steakley
After Hiram Bingham built the first church on Oahu the student recalls, "When it was completed some of the natives said among themselves, 'That house… — Sarah Vowell
I ask the citizens of this Republic whether such a state of things is to be suffered to pass unnoticed, and the hearts of widows,… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
The State, it cannot be too often repeated, does nothing and can give nothing which it does not take from somebody. The Forgotten Man works… — William Graham Sumner
..while I was happy enough to pray to any god, knowing that they were simply different faces created by men, of one indivisible truth. — Lian Hearn
Even if I had nothing to do with the Canada Council, I'd be praying for it. — Karen Kain
I have not placed reading before praying because I regard it more important, but because, in order to pray aright, we must understand what we… — Angelina Grimke
She died praying that she might die. — Mary Boykin Chesnut

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