Prayer Quotes

Small: Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer
"Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer"
William Wilberforce, Politician
Small: Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of omnipotence
Martin Farquhar Tupper
"Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of omnipotence"
Martin Farquhar Tupper, Writer
Small: Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation the source of strength is ones self. When one prays he goes to a
"Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation the source of strength is one's self. When one prays he goes to a source of strength greater than his own"
Chiang Kai-shek, Soldier
Small: When I have had such men before my camera my whole soul has endeavored to do its duty towards them in recordin
"When I have had such men before my camera my whole soul has endeavored to do its duty towards them in recording faithfully the greatness of the inner as well as the features of the outer man. The photograph thus taken has been almost the embodiment of a prayer"
Julia Margaret Cameron, Photographer
Small: My hope and prayer is that the body of Christ in America will awake with holy boldness, a boldness content nei
"My hope and prayer is that the body of Christ in America will awake with holy boldness, a boldness content neither with silence nor mere words but that backs up those words with action and results"
Frank R. Wolf, Politician
Small: Prayer is talking with God. God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the att
"Prayer is talking with God. God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart"
Josh McDowell, Writer
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: Whether the prayer of Seneca was granted we do not know but, as we do not again hear of Marcus, it is probable
"Whether the prayer of Seneca was granted we do not know; but, as we do not again hear of Marcus, it is probable that he died before his father, and that the line of Seneca, like that of so many great men, became extinct in the second generation"
Frederic William Farrar, Theologian
Small: So I went in front of the judge, and I had my St. Jude prayer book in my pocket and my St. Jude medal.
Aaron Neville
"So I went in front of the judge, and I had my St. Jude prayer book in my pocket and my St. Jude medal. And I'm standing there and that judge said I was found guilty, so he sentenced me to what the law prescribed: one to 14 years"
Aaron Neville, Musician
Small: In Lincolns day a Presidents religion was a very private affair. There were no public prayer meetings, no atte
"In Lincoln's day a President's religion was a very private affair. There were no public prayer meetings, no attempts to woo the Religious Right. Few of Lincoln's countrymen knew anything at all of his religious beliefs"
David Herbert Donald, Historian
Small: My father was an Episcopalian minister, and Ive always been comforted by the power of prayer
"My father was an Episcopalian minister, and I've always been comforted by the power of prayer"
Anna Lee, Actress
Small: As priests uphold their people in prayer, so their people are to uphold them with prayer and love, for he cann
"As priests uphold their people in prayer, so their people are to uphold them with prayer and love, for he cannot work without his people"
Arthur Middleton, Politician
Small: It was the courts, of course, that took away prayer from our schools, that took away Bible reading from our sc
"It was the courts, of course, that took away prayer from our schools, that took away Bible reading from our schools. It's the courts that gave us same-sex marriage. So it is quite a battlefield, and the Supreme Court is the highest court in the land"
Rod Parsley, Celebrity
Small: Our prayer and Gods mercy are like two buckets in a well while the one ascends the other descends
"Our prayer and God's mercy are like two buckets in a well; while the one ascends the other descends"
Mark Hopkins, Educator
Small: Prayer for many is like a foreign land. When we go there, we go as tourists. Like most tourists, we feel uncom
"Prayer for many is like a foreign land. When we go there, we go as tourists. Like most tourists, we feel uncomfortable and out of place. Like most tourists, we therefore move on before too long and go somewhere else"
Robert McAfee Brown, Theologian
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: Poetry and prayer are very similar
Carol Ann Duffy
"Poetry and prayer are very similar"
Carol Ann Duffy, Poet
Small: I believe in prayer. Its the best way we have to draw strength from heaven
"I believe in prayer. It's the best way we have to draw strength from heaven"
Josephine Baker, Dancer
Small: Music is a form of prayer
Toru Takemitsu
"Music is a form of prayer"
Toru Takemitsu, Composer
Small: Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth
"Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth"
Philip James Bailey, Poet
Small: It is the prayer of my innermost being to realize my supreme identity in the liberated play of consciousness,
"It is the prayer of my innermost being to realize my supreme identity in the liberated play of consciousness, the Vast Expanse. Now is the moment, Here is the place of Liberation"
Alex Grey, Artist
Small: Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion
"Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion"
Michael Shermer, Writer
Small: I know no words of prayer - God help me because I can not help myself
Harold E. Hughes
"I know no words of prayer - God help me because I can not help myself"
Harold E. Hughes, Politician
Small: Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled by God
"Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled by God"
John Buchan, Politician
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: Gods way of answering the Christians prayer for more patience, experience, hope and love often is to put him i
"God's way of answering the Christian's prayer for more patience, experience, hope and love often is to put him into the furnace of affliction"
Richard Cecil, 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: Our real work is prayer. What good is the cold iron of our frantic little efforts unless first we heat it in t
"Our real work is prayer. What good is the cold iron of our frantic little efforts unless first we heat it in the furnace of our prayer? Only heat will diffuse heat"
Mother Maribel
Small: Some people think that prayer just means asking for things, and if they fail to receive exactly what they aske
"Some people think that prayer just means asking for things, and if they fail to receive exactly what they asked for, they think the whole thing is a fraud"
Gerald Vann, Theologian
Small: Every time someone ends a prayer in the Western world they say Amen - that is the name of an Egyptian god asso
"Every time someone ends a prayer in the Western world they say Amen - that is the name of an Egyptian god associated with completion. So we're still praying to their gods"
Whitley Strieber, Writer
Small: In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words with out a heart
"In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words with out a heart"
John Bunyan, Clergyman
Small: Grudge no expense - yield to no opposition - forget fatigue - till, by the strength of prayer and sacrifice, t
"Grudge no expense - yield to no opposition - forget fatigue - till, by the strength of prayer and sacrifice, the spirit of love shall have overcome "
Maria W. Chapman
Small: Each heartfelt prayer, each Church meeting attended, each worthy friend, each righteous decision, each act of
"Each heartfelt prayer, each Church meeting attended, each worthy friend, each righteous decision, each act of service perfomed all precede that goal of eternal life"
Thomas S. Monson, Clergyman
Small: The physical voice we use in prayer need not be great nor startling even should we not lift up any great cry o
"The physical voice we use in prayer need not be great nor startling; even should we not lift up any great cry or shout, God will yet hear us"
Origen, Theologian
Small: It is a common temptation of Satan to make us give up the reading of the Word and prayer when our enjoyment is
"It is a common temptation of Satan to make us give up the reading of the Word and prayer when our enjoyment is gone; as if it were of no use to read the Scriptures when we do not enjoy them, and as if it were no use to pray when we have no spirit of prayer"
George Muller, Clergyman
Small: When the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over
"When the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over"
George Carey, Clergyman
Small: Cover this confirmation process with prayer. When they make it harder for us to pray, we just pray harder
"Cover this confirmation process with prayer. When they make it harder for us to pray, we just pray harder"
Zell Miller, Politician
Small: My mom taught us the Serenity Prayer at a young age
"My mom taught us the Serenity Prayer at a young age"
Toby Keith, Musician
Small: Ill do a little prayer here and there if I feel the need to
"I'll do a little prayer here and there if I feel the need to"
Jeff Gordon, Athlete
Small: I pray for miracles. I have always found prayer to bring quick results
"I pray for miracles. I have always found prayer to bring quick results"
Martha Reeves, Musician