Quotes about Prayer
Longing desire prayeth always, though the tongue be silent. If thou art ever longing, thou art ever praying.
— St. Augustine
Grant that I may worship and pray unto Thee with as much reverence and godly fear, as if I saw the heavens open and all the angels that stand around Thy throne. Amen.
— William Law
There is nothing that makes us love a man so much as praying for him.
— William Law
We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to live one way and pray another.
— William Law
There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.
— Herbert Hoover
If you are not praying the type of prayers that scare you, your prayers are certainly not frightening our enemy.
— Lisa Bevere
My prayer is that the good news of Jesus, the crucified and risen Messiah, would flood Jewish communities around the world, that the veil would be lifted, and that we would see a massive turning of Israel to the Lord Jesus.
— John Piper
God is not a vending machine where if you put in enough prayer quarters we get a Reese's Pieces bag that pops out.
— Joel Rosenberg
As for our great King, when we venture into His presence, let us have a purpose there. Let us beware of playing at praying; it is insolence toward God.
— Charles Spurgeon
All that the saints say is a prayer to God; their whole prayer and supplication a strong wrestling for the pity of God, so that we, who by our own strength and zeal cannot be saved, may be preserved by His mercy.
— Jerome
And I pray, if there are ever two children who come visit my home here, that you will give them the courage to say shalom, so that they will know they do not have to remain in hiding. Amen
— Jerry B. Jenkins
And they prayed for him.
— Jerry B. Jenkins