Quotes about Meditation
The spirit of prayer is more precious than treasures of gold and silver.
— John Bunyan
Whole days and weeks have I spent prostrate on the ground in silent or vocal prayer.
— George Whitefield
There is no specialized art of prayer. All of life must be a training to pray. We pray the way we live.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.
— John Wooden
Every time I have had a breakthrough in my life, it has been because of Prayer.
— John Maxwell
Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, and praising God until we ourselves are an act of praise.
— Fr. Richard Rohr
God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer.
— Mother Teresa
He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.
— John of the Cross
The Christian on his knees sees more than the philosopher on tiptoe. God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves.
— DL Moody
I do not know much about God and prayer, but I have come to believe over the last twenty-five years, that there's something to be said about keeping prayer simple. Help, Thanks, Wow.
— Anne Lamott
Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
— Teresa of Avila
A man who prays much in private will make short prayers in public.
— DL Moody