Quotes about Prayer
All wise people say the same thing; that you are deserving of love, and that it's all here now, everything you need. When you pray, you are not starting the conversation from scratch, just remembering to plug back into a conversation that's always in progress.
— Anne Lamott
Alas! You complain that your soul is out of tune. Then ask the Master to tune the heart-strings.
— Charles Spurgeon
For me, in my Christian belief, prayer is not an opportunity to manipulate God into doing what you want him to. Prayer is an opportunity to have a conversation with God to try to get in tune with what his will is.
— Francis Collins
The story of Christian reformation, revival, and renaissance underscores that the darkest hour is often just before the dawn, so we should always be people of hope and prayer, not gloom and defeatism. God the Holy Spirit can turn the situation around in five minutes.
— Os Guinness
What most of all hinders heavenly consolation is that you are too slow in turning yourself to prayer.
— Thomas a Kempis
God is a great God! I want to encourage you to expect great things from Him.
— Joyce Meyer
By praying ... If you want to pray better, you must pray more.
— Mother Teresa
Regardless of whom you pray to, during war our experiences as a community and as mothers are the same.
— Leymah Gbowee
We cannot know what prayer is for until we know that life is war.
— John Piper
Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other.
— Abraham Lincoln
You're just mad because God didn't answer your prayer the way you wanted him to.
— Susan May Warren
Lord, I know You're the only one who can make my dreams come true." Mona forced herself to surrender the next words. "I give You this dream, and all others, right now into Your hands for You to handle however You see fit.
— Susan May Warren