Quotes about Prayer
I, retired in prayer, will always be with you, and together we will move ahead with the Lord in certainty. The Lord is victorious.
— Pope Benedict XVI
We are both going to pray that we may live together all our lives and die the same day.
— LM Montgomery
Lord," I had written, "protect my family and me. Forgive me my sins, and help me guard against pride and despair. Give me the wisdom to do what is right and just. And make me an instrument of your will.
— Barack Obama
You can curse the dead or pray for them, but don't expect them to do a thing for you. They're far too interested in watching us, to see what in heaven's name we will do next.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Forgive me, O Heavenly Father, according to the multitude of Thy mercies. I have lusted in my heart to break a man's skull and scatter the stench of his brains across several people's back yards.
— Barbara Kingsolver
So she was what Hester called a 911 Christian: in the event of an emergency, call the Lord.
— Barbara Kingsolver
All that you have brought upon us and all that you have done to us, You have done in justice… Deliver us in your wonderful way. SONG OF THE THREE CHILDREN, 7—19 THE APOCRYPHA
— Barbara Kingsolver
Through deep thought and the exercise of faith and prayer, we began to see our son in terms of his own uniqueness.
— Stephen Covey
We share in the spirit embodied in the Alcoholics Anonymous prayer, "Lord, give me the courage to change the things which can and ought to be changed, the serenity to accept the things which cannot be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference.
— Stephen Covey
Meditation, prayer, covenants, ordinances, scripture study, empathy, compassion, and many different forms of the use of both conscience and imagination
— Stephen Covey
The great reformer Martin Luther is quoted as saying, "I have so much to do today, I'll need to spend another hour on my knees.
— Stephen Covey
I love to live alone in my own little cottage, where I can spend much time in prayer, etc.
— David Brainerd