Quotes about Prayer

Pray for Trump's sanity and clarity, because his power to cause real damage to our country is enormous.

Liturgy, in truth, is an event by means of which we let ourselves be introduced into the expansive faith and prayer of the Church. This is the reason why the early Christians prayed facing east, in the direction of the rising sun, the symbol of the returning Christ.

God knows what we are going through when we grieve, and He wants to assure us of His love and concern. He also wants us to turn to Him and bring our heartaches and burdens to Him.

My only prayer for my time with you is, "God I just want these men and women to long for you."

Before I give you a blessing, I ask you for a favor: I want you to bless me.

I am not promising that God will give you everything you want. There are times when we want things that God knows would not be good for us.

Why do we bombard God with our prayers for what we lack to be provided? Perhaps we should be asking God not to supply our wants, but to dwell within them.

Christ can come back at any time so the one thing you want to have in your life is a focused prayer time.

I loved to teach, I loved my students, but I wanted to find a community. I prayed: "Lord, show me where you want me to go. I will go wanted wherever you call me - but please be clear."

He [God] wants us to talk to him as to a friend or father - authentically, reverently, personally, earnestly.

When fathers come home after a tough day at work, they should come home to serve, like my father did, teaching lessons around the dinner table and leading the family in worship and prayer.

Mum prayed to the Lord that when her children were born they wouldn't be tone deaf. Mum says at two years old I was singing my own little songs, she didn't know where I'd heard it so I must have made it up. I used to sing along with the radio.