Chaplains Quote by Sam Levenson

“Do you pray for the senators, Dr. Hale?' someone asked the chaplain. No, I look at the senators and I pray for the country.”

— Edward Everett Hale

'Do you pray for the senators, Dr. Hale?' No, I look at the senators and I pray for the country.

— Edward Everett Hale

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

— Anthony of Padua

Never give a good politician time to pray.

— Stephen King

A Christian who does not pray for those who govern is not a good Christian.

— Pope Francis

...several of the first presidents, including Jefferson and Madison, generally refused to issue public prayers, despite importunings to do so. Under pressure, Madison relented…

— James Madison

“About all I can say about the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.”

— Will Rogers

Doubtful prayer is no prayer at all.

— John Calvin

The law never tells you to pray.

— Joseph Prince

That man cannot possibly be called a Christian, who does not pray.

— Edward McKendree Bounds

Prayer must carry on our work as much as preaching; he preacheth not heartily to his people that will not pray for them.

— Richard Baxter

Anyone who has the habit of speaking before God's majesty as if he were speaking to a slave, careless about how he is speaking,…

— Teresa of Avila