Prayer Quotes

Small: Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the li
"Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts"
Alan Cohen, Businessman
Small: I do believe in the power of prayer
Geraldine Ferraro
"I do believe in the power of prayer"
Geraldine Ferraro, Politician
Small: Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but then they return with the
"Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but then they return with their richer lading at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer"
William Gurnall, Author
Small: We spend millions of dollars per year supplying more than adequate meals and a Koran to every detainee along w
Bill Shuster
"We spend millions of dollars per year supplying more than adequate meals and a Koran to every detainee along with a prayer rug that meets their religious standards"
Bill Shuster, Politician
Small: We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the wo
Alexander Herzen
"We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the world of prayer and contemplation"
Alexander Herzen, Journalist
Small: Just the same way Id say a prayer before going onstage, taking that even further and using the drum to inspire
"Just the same way I'd say a prayer before going onstage, taking that even further and using the drum to inspire people. And using that as a vehicle for the intention"
Rick Allen, Musician
Small: I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer
"I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer"
Tahar Ben Jelloun, Poet
Small: For hundreds of millions of Americans who believe in God, prayer is our bridge between Earth and Heaven, our w
"For hundreds of millions of Americans who believe in God, prayer is our bridge between Earth and Heaven, our way of opening our hearts to the Lord. Through this intimate relationship we find peace and guidance"
Nick Rahall, Politician
Small: When about fifteen I once made a great scandal by taking out my knife in prayer meeting and assaulting a young
"When about fifteen I once made a great scandal by taking out my knife in prayer meeting and assaulting a young man who, while I was kneeling down during the prayer, stood above me and squeezed my neck"
Simon Newcomb, Mathematician
Small: Today we thank God for all the blessings He has bestowed upon this great Country and ask Him to continue to he
"Today we thank God for all the blessings He has bestowed upon this great Country and ask Him to continue to heal our land and meet our needs - and we do so through the power of prayer"
Nick Rahall, Politician
Small: When I was a kid, Id kneel down at the side of my bed every night before I went to sleep, and my mother and I
Olympia Dukakis
"When I was a kid, I'd kneel down at the side of my bed every night before I went to sleep, and my mother and I would say a Greek prayer to the Virgin Mary"
Olympia Dukakis, Actress
Small: God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer y
"God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: 'Use me.'"
Rick Warren, Writer
Small: As a people of faith, we know that prayer is a powerful instrument. And as one Nation under God, we know that
"As a people of faith, we know that prayer is a powerful instrument. And as one Nation under God, we know that many times our most powerful tool is prayer"
Nick Rahall, Politician
Small: With that in mind and in celebration of National Prayer Day, today I have proposed in the House of Representat
"With that in mind and in celebration of National Prayer Day, today I have proposed in the House of Representatives a Constitutional Amendment that would restore voluntary prayer in our Nation's schools"
Nick Rahall, Politician
Small: Never believe that true prayer consists in mere babbling, reciting so many psalms and vigils, saying your bead
"Never believe that true prayer consists in mere babbling, reciting so many psalms and vigils, saying your beads while you allow your thoughts to roam"
Johannes Tauler, Theologian
Small: If we really want to achieve true prayer, we must turn our backs upon everything temporal, everything external
"If we really want to achieve true prayer, we must turn our backs upon everything temporal, everything external, everything that is not divine"
Johannes Tauler, Theologian
Small: Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths, each according to his own fas
"Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths, each according to his own fashion. Not every one is able to engage in contemplative prayer"
Johannes Tauler, Theologian
Small: Basically, Im for anything that gets you through the night - be it prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack D
Frank Sinatra
"Basically, I'm for anything that gets you through the night - be it prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniels"
Frank Sinatra, Musician
Small: If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I should say that it is in one word - pr
"If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I should say that it is in one word - prayer. Live and die without prayer, and you will pray long enough when you get to hell"
Charles Spurgeon, Clergyman
Small: When prayer removes distrust and doubt and enters the field of mental certainty, it becomes faith and the univ
"When prayer removes distrust and doubt and enters the field of mental certainty, it becomes faith; and the universe is built on faith"
Ernest Holmes, Theologian
Small: Prayer is a thought, a belief, a feeling, arising within the mind of the one praying
"Prayer is a thought, a belief, a feeling, arising within the mind of the one praying"
Ernest Holmes, Theologian
Small: The limitless loving devotion to God, and the gift God makes of Himself to you, are the highest elevation of w
"The limitless loving devotion to God, and the gift God makes of Himself to you, are the highest elevation of which the heart is capable; it is the highest degree of prayer. The souls that have reached this point are truly the heart of the Church"
Edith Stein, Saint
Small: Every true prayer is a prayer of the Church by means of that prayer the Church prays, since it is the Holy Spi
"Every true prayer is a prayer of the Church; by means of that prayer the Church prays, since it is the Holy Spirit living in the Church, Who in every single soul 'prays in us with unspeakable groanings'"
Edith Stein, Saint
Small: No white group has founded a major religion on this planet. The major religious were started in the Orient and
"No white group has founded a major religion on this planet. The major religious were started in the Orient and the Middle East, not in Greece and Rome. I always knew you racists didn't have a prayer"
Jane Elliot, Actress
Small: Memory, so complete and clear or so evasive, has to be ended, has to be put aside, as if one were leaving a ch
"Memory, so complete and clear or so evasive, has to be ended, has to be put aside, as if one were leaving a chapel and bringing the prayer to an end in one's head"
Harold Brodkey, Author
Small: One positive command he gave us: You shall love and honor your emperor. In every congregation a prayer must be
"One positive command he gave us: You shall love and honor your emperor. In every congregation a prayer must be said for the czar's health, or the chief of police would close the synagogue"
Mary Antin, Activist
Small: God knows, we dont want prayer
"God knows, we don't want prayer"
Oliver North, Soldier
Small: I used a lot of pancake makeup and a prayer, and a Buddhist chant
"I used a lot of pancake makeup and a prayer, and a Buddhist chant"
Steven Cojocaru, Critic
Small: The Divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a mea
"The Divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means whereby we learn to do without them; not as a means whereby we escape evil, but as a means whereby we become strong to meet it"
Frederick William Robertson, Clergyman
Small: Im pretty much a good Catholic girl at heart, and I believe in family. I also have a basic belief that God tak
Catherine O'Hara
"I'm pretty much a good Catholic girl at heart, and I believe in family. I also have a basic belief that God takes care of me. I believe in prayer, even though I'm not that religious. I just have that foundation from my family. I mean when you think that you're just a human being and one of God's creatures, you can't take anything that seriously"
Catherine O'Hara, Actress
Small: Pray till prayer makes you forget your own wish, and leave it or merge it in Gods will
"Pray till prayer makes you forget your own wish, and leave it or merge it in God's will"
Frederick William Robertson, Clergyman
Small: A childish soul not inoculated with compulsory prayer is a soul open to any religious infection
"A childish soul not inoculated with compulsory prayer is a soul open to any religious infection"
Alexander Cockburn, Lawyer
Small: The joining of the whole congregation in prayer has something exceedingly solemn and affecting in it
"The joining of the whole congregation in prayer has something exceedingly solemn and affecting in it"
Karl Philipp Moritz, Author
Small: There can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has become part of the fab
"There can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has become part of the fabric of our society"
Warren E. Burger, Judge
Small: We should not permit prayer to be taken out of the schools thats the only way most of us got through
"We should not permit prayer to be taken out of the schools; that's the only way most of us got through"
Sam Levenson, Author
Small: You often feel that your prayers scarcely reach the ceiling but, oh, get into this humble spirit by considerin
"You often feel that your prayers scarcely reach the ceiling; but, oh, get into this humble spirit by considering how good the Lord is, and how evil you all are, and then prayer will mount on wings of faith to heaven"
Charles Simeon, Clergyman
Small: I first began to read religious books at school, and especially the Bible, when I was eleven years old and alm
"I first began to read religious books at school, and especially the Bible, when I was eleven years old; and almost immediately commenced a habit of secret prayer"
Francis W. Newman, Writer
Small: Prayer begins where human capacity ends
"Prayer begins where human capacity ends"
Marian Anderson, Musician
Small: It is my fervent hope and prayer that by exposing my mistakes and by pointing out the things that were a part
"It is my fervent hope and prayer that by exposing my mistakes and by pointing out the things that were a part of my early life, some who might be following the same paths might not make those same mistakes"
John Clayton
Small: Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works
"Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon"
Terry Prachett, Author