Earnestness Quote by Charles Colson

We should seek not so much to pray but to become prayer.

— Francis of Assisi

We all need God's power in our lives, and prayer is the dynamic that releases His power, sometimes in dramatic ways.

— Joyce Meyer

All things else being equal, our prayers are only as powerful as our lives. In the long pull we only pray as well as…

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

“Our praying needs to be pressed and pursued with an energy that never tires, a persistency which will not be denied, and a courage…

— E.M. Bounds

“The praying mind, by its mere attitude of faith and earnest expectation, opens itself out to the tremendous inflow of Divine Energy.”

— A. P. Mukerji

“If you are ever to know power and passion in your prayer life, you need to pray with a devout heart-with a pure motive…

— John F. MacArthur

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with…

— Helen Keller

Prayer immediately turns us into something greater than ourselves.

— Timothy M. Dolan

Prayer is a privilege and the soul's sincere desire. We can move beyond routine and 'checklist' prayers and engage in meaningful prayer as we…

— David A. Bednar

Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.

— Timothy Keller

Until I feel strong enough to pray sincerely and to act accordingly, I would rather not pray at all.

— Karen Horney

Our problem is that we assume prayer is something to master the way we master algebra or auto mechanics. But when praying, we come…

— Richard J. Foster