Quotes about Prayer

It is true we all have fears attack us," he was saying. "We do not speak of it—but it is there. In those times we realize more than ever that we need God. That is when we pray with the most sincerity. That is when he answers with the most fatherly compassion. His presence is most intimate, most precious, and most reassuring, in those times of fear.

Alban finally realized why Pilate was so concerned about revolution. The man ruled this province with one irregular legion, mostly mercenaries, few fully trained. Against him stood a people who were united only by prayer. But united with a mysterious bond totally foreign to any Roman Alban knew.

I've got so much work to do today, I'd better spend two hours in prayer instead of one.

We do our work for Jesus and with Jesus. It's not a matter of praying some times and working others. We pray the work.

Now I see that God prefers to work through intermediaries - Mary and the saints. . . He wants us to pray through Mary and not only directly.

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.

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.

Prayer does not demand that we interrupt our work, but that we continue working as if it were a prayer.

Prayer will never do our work for us; what it will do is to strengthen us for work which must be done.

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.

Sincere prayer implies that when we ask for any virtue or blessing, we should work for the blessing and cultivate the virtue.

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.