Books Quote by N.T. Wright

“He had been taught by his uncle that his prayers were more acceptable to God if he said them in his nightshirt than if…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“I often think of the set pieces of liturgy as certain words which people have successfully addressed to God without their getting killed.”

— Annie Dillard

“The sense of being perfectly well-dressed gives a feeling of tranquility that religion is powerless to bestow.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance, but laying hold of God’s willingness.”

— Anonymous

“God Himself teaches us to go forward with our hand in His by means of the Church’s liturgy.”

— Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

“I determined to learn to pray so that my experience conforms to the words of Jesus rather than try to make his words conform…

— Anonymous

“The Liturgy itself is prayer; the confession of faith finds its proper place in the celebration of worship.”

— The Catholic Church

“Men in prayer give greater license to their unlawful desires than if they were telling jocular tales among their equals.”

— John Calvin

“Prayerlessness excludes God and leaves us at the mercy of our own circumstances.”

— Barbour Publishing

“You will serve the one you worship. You will not have to be motivated or forced. The”

— Joseph S. Carroll

“It was a cold morning, and he shivered a little; but he had been taught by his uncle that his prayers were more acceptable…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“Prayerlessness is the most prohibitive obstacle in the road to a believers victory, no matter what our specific pursuit may be.”

— Beth Moore