Quotes about Prayer
Is not prayer a study of truth, a sally of the soul into the unfound infinite? No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Testimony requires the nurturing by the prayer of faith, the hungering for the word of God in the scriptures, and the obedience to the truth.
— Henry B. Eyring
[P]salms are basically prayers and hymns, by their very nature they are addressed to God or express truth about God in song.
— Gordon Fee
What prayer could be more true before God the Father than that which the Son, who is Truth, uttered with His own lips?
— St. John Chrysostom
Prayer has not been a part of my life in the sense that truth has been.
— Mahatma Gandhi
I never was deeply interested in any object; I never prayed sincerely and earnestly for anything, but it came at some time - no matter how distant, in some way, in some shape, probably the last I should have devised, it came. And yet, I have always had so little faith. God forgive me.
— Adoniram Judson
The truth is many singles deeply desire and pray for marriage.
— Eric Metaxas
I have a dream that America will pray and God will forgive us our sins.
— Alveda King
I desired to become a Christian, and prayed earnestly for the forgiveness of my sins. I felt a peace of mind resulting, and loved every one, feeling desirous that all should have their sins forgiven, and love Jesus as I did.
— Ellen White
I grabbed my mom and I went to the couch and I said, 'Mom I want to ask Jesus to come into my heart.' And I got on my knee and I asked Jesus to come into my heart, forgive me of my sins, and make me a child of God.
— Tim Tebow
Become more accepting. With every interaction, surrender any tendency to judge another person. Pray for a more accepting heart.
— Marianne Williamson
The principal means of acquiring an ardent love of Christ are mental prayer, Communion, mortification, retirement.
— Alphonsus Liguori