Quotes about Prayers
But all the signs are that Gamaliel's bright young pupil from Tarsus wasn't satisfied with this approach. His "zeal" would have placed him in the opposing school, following Hillel's rival Shammai, who maintained that if God was going to establish his reign on earth as in heaven, then those who were zealous for God and Torah would have to say their prayers, sharpen their swords, and get ready for action.
— NT Wright
Only a piece of machinery could possibly carry all the world's pain. Only a machine, simple, effective and just. But if everything were to happen mechanically, our prayers wouldn't be needed.
— Olga Tokarczuk
The Bible declares he does over and over again. It tells us that God's eyes are on the righteous and his ears are open to their prayers (Ps. 34:15).
— Paul David Tripp
Guilt will paralyze your confidence in your own prayers
— Perry Stone
Fear will paralyze your confidence in God's willingness to be your provider and answer your prayers.
— Perry Stone
Herald the weirdos! Summon the losers and the freaks. Here come the frightened and forgotten with fire in their eyes. They walk tall and trees applaud, skyscrapers bow, mountains are dwarfed by these children of another dimension. Their prayers summon the hounds of heaven and invoke the ancient dream of Eden. And this vision will be. It will come to pass; it will come easily; it will come soon.
— Pete Greig
And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.
— 2 Samuel 21:14
And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.
— 2 Samuel 24:25
Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.
— Job 35:13
Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
— Psalm 35:13
Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.
— Psalm 72:20
O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?
— Psalm 80:4