Committed Quote by Frederick Denison Maurice

Prayer is the raising of the mind to God. We must always remember this. The actual words matter less.

— Pope John XXIII

“The nature of the praise and prayer in the Psalms indicates how memory is key to praise and prayer.”

— John E. Goldingay

“Prayer gives you the fortitude to wait upon the Lord and avoid shortcuts, because you know even if it takes a while, God will…

— Gift Gugu Mona

Unless we fix certain hours in the day for prayer, it easily slips from our memory.

— John Calvin

Memory, so complete and clear or so evasive, has to be ended, has to be put aside, as if one were leaving a chapel…

— Harold Brodkey

“Pope John XXIII: “Prayer is the raising of the mind to God. We must always remember this. The actual words matter less.”

— Jerry Windley-Daoust

“Contemplation, sadly, helps you see your woundedness! That’s why most people do not stay long with contemplative prayer, because it’s not very glorious. It’s…

— Richard Rohr

The best way to remember people is through prayers.

— Terry Mark

I used to think the Lord's Prayer was a short prayer; but as I live longer, and see more of life, I begin to…

— Henry Ward Beecher

If we really want to pray we must first learn to listen, for in the silence of the heart God speaks.

— T. S. Eliot

We know that prayer in and of itself cannot save us, but carrying it out before God can. For when the Lord's eyes are…

— Gregory Palamas

It's about your heart and about your consciousness. It's not about length of time you pray. Some of the most powerful prayers I've ever…

— Iyanla Vanzant