Quotes about Prayer
Too often we treat prayer as the preparation for the work of the church. Do you not see? Prayer IS the work of the church.
— Oswald Chambers
Pray for and work for fullness of life above every thing; full red blood in the body; full honesty and truth in the mind; and the fullness of a grateful love for the Saviour in your heart.
— Phillips Brooks
Prayer does not demand that we interrupt our work, but that we continue working as if it were a prayer.
— Mother Teresa
Prayer will never do our work for us; what it will do is to strengthen us for work which must be done.
— William Barclay
Prayer is hard work. We may neglect it because we're too tired, too busy, or too distracted to put into prayer the effort required.
— Anne Graham Lotz
Sincere prayer implies that when we ask for any virtue or blessing, we should work for the blessing and cultivate the virtue.
— David O. McKay
I don't know how to get anything done except getting on my knees and pleading for help and then getting on my feet and going to work.
— Gordon Hinckley
The real 'work' of prayer is to become silent and listen to the voice that says good things about me.
— Henri Nouwen
Our family has always drawn on the power from above to comfort us in times of despair and stress.
— Martin Luther King III
Our prayers can and should be focused on the practical, everyday struggles of life.
— Joseph Wirthlin
O never give me over to my own heart's desires, nor let me follow my own imaginations!
— John Wesley
The most important thing we can pray about for others is that they will know God better and that He will help them understand His will, grow in spiritual wisdom, and live lives that honor Him. We can pray that they will become more like Him and bear the fruit of His Spirit.
— Stormie Omartian