Quotes about Contemplation
If you have ever prayed in the dawn you will ask yourself why you were so foolish as not to do it always: it is difficult to get into communion with God in the midst of the hurly-burly of the day.
— Oswald Chambers
Pray inwardly, even if you do not enjoy it. It does good, though you feel nothing. Yes, even though you think you are doing nothing.
— Julian of Norwich
To pray is to listen, to move through my own chattering to God, to that place where I can be silent and listen to what God may have to say.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Whole days and weeks have I spent prostrate on the ground in silent or vocal prayer.
— George Whitefield
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
Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
— Teresa of Avila
By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
— Francis de Sales
Her eyes are homes of silent prayers.
— Alfred Lord Tennyson
It is possible to offer fervent prayer even while walking in public or strolling alone or seated in your shop ... while buying or selling ... or even while cooking.
— St. John Chrysostom
The stillness of prayer is the most essential condition for fruitful action. Before all else, the disciple kneels down.
— Gianna Beretta Molla