Lifts Quote by Philip Neri

Pray often rather than very long at a time. It is hard to be very long in prayer, and not slacken in our affections.

— William Gurnall

Have enough faith in the love of God to believe that a short heartfelt prayer is just as good as a long one. Too…

— Emmet Fox

Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.

— Teresa of Avila

Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him…

— Anonymous

He prays well who is so absorbed with God that he does not know he is praying.

— Saint Francis de Sales

“for mental prayer is nothing else, in my opinion, but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him Who,…

— Teresa of Ávila

When a writer admits that he has an affection for something which he has written, it is high time to pray for his soul.

— Dornford Yates

“Prayer is the time you spend alone with God.”

— Art Hochberg

Praying together is the most INTIMATE act a couple can engage in.

— Anonymous

If you are too busy for prayer, you are too busy for a relationship with God.

— Mike Bickle

“Mental prayer is, as I see it, simply a friendly intercourse and frequent solitary conversation with Him who, as we know, loves us.”

— Teresa of Ávila

He prays best who does not know that he is praying.

— Anthony of Padua